US Vice‑President JD Vance defended the Trump administration’s hardline immigration measures on Wednesday, saying the administration had achieved “massive reductions” in fraudulent H‑1B visas and asylum cases while touting broader reforms to shrink the number of H‑1B approvals. Vance made the remarks at a Turning Point USA event at the University of Georgia, where he framed the policy changes as necessary to protect American workers and wages.
“I’m very proud of what we’ve done in the Trump administration. Massive reductions in fraudulent visas, massive reductions in fraudulent number of asylum cases, massive reductions in H‑1B visas granted. We’re making a lot of progress,” Vance said, repeating a line he has used in multiple venues as he defends limits on legal immigration. He also pointed to a controversial $100,000 H‑1B application fee introduced in late 2025 as a tool to curb abuse of the program.
Vance reiterated a key critique of the visa system — that it disproportionately benefits large technology firms willing to hire cheaper foreign labor — and singled out Microsoft for scrutiny, citing an application for thousands of H‑1B workers during a period of layoffs in July 2025. “Why have we worked without the help of Congress to restrict H‑1B visas? Because we believe it is wrong for companies to bypass American labour just to go for cheaper options in the third world,” he said.
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The vice‑president’s comments came during a question from an Indian‑origin student about lengthy Green Card waits for her family. Vance responded by acknowledging the contributions of immigrants while stressing a civic duty to prioritize the national interest. “I’m married to the daughter of immigrants from India. … They’ve been great contributors to the United States of America,” he said, naming his father‑in‑law Krish Chilukuri as an example, then adding that citizens must “think of yourself as an American” for the system to work.
Vance’s stance aligns with a broader Republican push to tighten H‑1B eligibility and enforcement. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has ordered state universities to stop using H‑1B visas and several conservative lawmakers have called for ending the program. At the same time, Senate Republicans and Democrats — including Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin — have proposed bipartisan legislation aimed at tougher enforcement and narrowed eligibility. Corporate responses have been mixed: some major employers and financial firms have sharply reduced H‑1B sponsorships in the wake of the administration’s reforms, while others continue to rely on foreign talent pipelines.
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Widely viewed as a potential 2028 Republican presidential contender, Vance has made immigration a central plank of his public profile. His comments underscore the administration’s continuing effort to reshape legal immigration policy even as President Donald Trump has at times signaled limited support for bringing in high‑skilled workers that U.S. employers say they cannot readily find domestically. The debate appears set to remain a flashpoint in GOP politics and in conversations about U.S. workforce policy going into the next presidential cycle.
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