Florida bans H-1B in higher education: 'Why do we need someone from China to talk about public policy,' asks Gov Ron DeSantis

After months of campaigning against the H-1B visa program through social media polls, posts and commentary, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis asked the Florida Board of Governors to pull the plug on the use of the H-1B visas in the state colleges and universities. At a press conference, he said the positions can be filled with Americans and if they can't be filled, then the problem lies somewhere else. The Republican leader asked why a Florida university would need to bring someone from China to talk about public policy. "We can do it with Florida residents or Americans! If we can't? Then man, we need to really look deeply at what's going on with this situation!" he said, dropping the bombshell announcement that would impact several state colleges and universities. According to USCIS da