Amid H-1B row, Florida governor Ron DeSantis weighs in on labor costs with 8

Florida governor Ron DeSantis weighed in on the ongoing debate over the H-1B visa program, calling it “labor arbitrage” that benefits big companies and hurts domestic American workers. His comments came in response to a social media post that said many companies hire H-1B workers to save labor costs and not exceptional talent. The post said that companies could pay an American worker three times as much for the same job, but instead they hire foreign workers whose pay is kept low and predictable, keeping them as long-term, cheaper employees. Many “America First” voices, including Nikki Haley’s son Nalin Haley, have expressed similar opinions about immigrant salaries. He said that people from abroad are willing to work for half the pay of American workers, which limits opportunit