President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Oval Office on Nov. 6, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
President Donald Trump defended the H-1B skilled worker visa program in an interview this week, saying that there are not enough qualified American workers to fill available jobs and that it will take time to develop enough homegrown talent to meet demand.
Trump’s remarks, made during a Nov. 11 interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, underscored his administration’s effort to balance stricter immigration enforcement with the need to ensure that U.S. businesses have access to the labor they need, particularly in high-skill industries facing shortages of qualified candidates.
