President Donald Trump’s top deputies are sparring over the H-1B visa program, which is profitable for investors but increasingly toxic among the younger voters needed by the GOP in the 2026 midterm elections.

“We’re going to keep using our visa programs,” Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem told Fox News on November 12. “We’re just going to make sure that they have integrity, that we’re actually doing the vetting of the individuals who come into this country, that they want to be here for the right reasons, that they’re not supporters of terrorists and organizations that hate America,” Noem said .

In contrast, Scott Bessent, Trump’s Treasury Secretary, downplayed the various visa programs, including H-1B visas, saying they were for temporary niche jobs instead of replacing Am

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