Vice President JD Vance on J-1 Visa fraud in Universities: "This is where some of America’s most elite universities…

I want to make one final announcement here because while we see a lot of H-1B visa fraud we also see a lot of J-1 visa fraud And this is where some of America's most elite universities bring in foreigners again, to undercut the wages of American residents Now there are nine universities in particular that we believe merit an investigation. Those universities are Harvard Yale, Stanford, Brown, the University of Pittsburgh UC Davis, Caltech, Arizona State, and MIT And what we see is that when you employ an American worker as a graduate student as a researcher they're making about $20,000 more than someone brought in under a J-1 visa And importantly these universities are employing J-1 visas for federally funded grants at a rate of about 61% The national average is 38% So something weird is going on at these universities. They're using these visas way too much They're using them to undercut the wages of American grad students and American researchers and it simply has to stop

Loaded Language The word 'fraud' is used twice and 'foreigners' is used with negative connotation to trigger an emotional reaction rather than convey neutral facts — for example: H-1B visa fraud, J-1 visa fraud and bring in foreigners.

Scapegoating Foreign workers on J-1 visas are blamed for undercutting American wages, attributing a complex labor market issue to a single group — for example: bring in foreigners again, to undercut the wages of American residents and using them to undercut the wages of American grad students and American researchers.

Appeal to Prejudice The framing of 'American residents' versus 'foreigners' exploits in-group/out-group identity to generate resentment — for example: undercut the wages of American residents and wages of American grad students and American researchers.

Repetition The word 'fraud' is repeated in close succession to reinforce a negative association through familiarity — for example: H-1B visa fraud, J-1 visa fraud and They're using these visas way too much.

Card Stacking Verified statistics (61% vs 38% national average) are presented alongside the unverified implication that this disparity constitutes deliberate wage suppression, without acknowledging alternative explanations — for example: 'So something weird is going on at these universities'

False Urgency The phrase 'it simply has to stop' imposes a sense of immediate necessity without deliberation — for example: 'it simply has to stop'