Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont chimed in on the H-1B visa debate, slamming the program for replacing American jobs with cheaper foreign labor.
The H-1B visa program allows foreign nationals to temporarily work in America for specialty workforces like Silicon Valley. In December, the debate surrounding the program was sparked by MAGA allies like Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who advocated in favor of the visas.
Discussion within the MAGA world persisted, with political heavyweights arguing both for and against the visa program. Notably, President-elect Donald Trump opposed the H-1B program in 2016, which he said had the "explicit purpose of substituting [American] workers at a lower pay." Trump has since changed his position in favor of the visa program.
