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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clarified that President Donald Trump’s new H-1B visa policy aims to temporarily bring in skilled foreign experts to train American workers, not to replace them.

In an interview with Fox News, Bessent explained that the policy is a “knowledge transfer" strategy intended to revive US industries like manufacturing, shipbuilding, and semiconductor production after years of outsourcing.

“Train the US workers. Then go home. Then the US workers fully take over," Bessent said, summarising the administration’s vision for the new visa system.

Addressing concerns about potential job displacement for Americans, Bessent responded firmly. “An American can’t have that job — not yet," he said. “We haven’t built ships or semiconductors here for

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