Vice President JD Vance on J1 Visa fraud in Universities: "This is where some of America’s most elite universities…
Vice President JD Vance on J1 Visa fraud in Universities: "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."
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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 and MIT. And what we see 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. undercut the wages of American grad students.
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Vice President JD Vance on J1 Visa fraud in Universities: "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."
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 and MIT. And what we see 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. undercut the wages of American grad students.
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