TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Governor Ron DeSantis directed the Florida Board of Governors on Wednesday to ban H-1B visa holders from working at public universities, saying the state should prioritize American workers over foreign employees.

During a news conference in Tampa, DeSantis announced he wants Florida to be among the first states to eliminate the visa program at state universities, calling it “cheap labor” that takes jobs from qualified Americans.

“This is basically, in some respects, cheap labor,” DeSantis said. “To me, of all employers, they are the ones that would be most responsible for why they can’t find what they need. We are churning out a lot of people. This should not be that difficult.”

A state audit found Florida universities have filled d

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