Governor Ron DeSantis directs Florida universities not to use H1B visas

Addressing a press conference, DeSantis said that Florida citizens should be the first in line for job opportunities in the state.

“If there are things that the universities need that they somehow can't find in Florida, to me, of all employees, they are the ones that would be most responsible for why they can't find what they need. I mean, we are churning out a lot of people; this should not be that difficult,” DeSantis said.

“I am directing today the Florida board of governors to pull the plug on the use of these H1B visas in our universities. We can do it with our residents in Florida or with Americans. And if we can't do it, then man, we really need to look deeply about what is going on with this situation,” he added.