Fact check: Does Trump need to expand H-1B visas to address lack of ‘talented’ workers?

Published November 12, 2025 4:55pm ET



President Donald Trump’s admission to Fox News host Laura Ingraham that the United States workforce lacks “certain talents and people,” and should therefore expand the H-1B visa program, has stirred a debate among conservatives.

In an exchange that aired Tuesday evening, Ingraham suggested that bringing in more foreign workers would have negative consequences for American workers.

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