Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he wants to “pull the plug” on H-1B visas at state universities , arguing the program meant to recruit top talent wrongly takes jobs away from Floridians.

Almost 400 employees from foreign countries currently work at Florida public universities under that visa program, according to data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

DeSantis, speaking at the University of South Florida, said he plans to direct the state’s higher education board to end the use of the visas.

“We need to make sure our citizens here in Florida are first in line for these job opportunities,” DeSantis said.

It’s unclear how the state would take the action DeSantis wants, however. Individual states do not have the authority to revoke visas, and it is illegal to fire employees

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