Washington: In a candid statement that will bring some relief to Indian H-1B visa holders, US president Donald Trump has acknowledged that his country doesn’t have a sufficiently skilled workforce and needs to import specialised foreign talent to fill critical roles.

According to him, America does not possess sufficient talent to do away with foreign workers totally. ADVERTISEMENT

Defending the value of skilled immigrant workers, Trump told Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Tuesday that the US cannot simply repurpose long-term unemployed Americans for complex roles in manufacturing and defence without extensive training.

While he supports raising wages for American workers, the US must still “bring this talent” to maintain its industrial and technological edge, the US president said.

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