Vance tells blue state they ‘might try hiring Americans’ before suing over Trump’s visa fee explosion

Vice President JD Vance sparred with Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield whose state is leading a multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration over President Donald Trump's order to impose a fee for H B skilled-worker visas In September Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Protection to restrict decisions on petitions for H- B visa applicants outside the U S for a period of one year while allowing current visa holders to seek renewals under the previous lower-cost framework Rayfield a Democrat reported on Friday that Oregon and other states allege the new fee is unlawful claiming the massive amount being outside congressional authorization and intent for its establishment of the visa plan You might try hiring Americans Vance noted in a social media reply to Rayfield s announcement DOJ CALLS FOR TIPS ON EMPLOYERS FAVORING FOREIGN WORKERS IN HIRING PRACTICESIn his tweet that drew Vance s attention Rayfield revealed the H- B visa system allows employers including Oregon s colleges to hire skilled foreign workers in specialized roles like physicians researchers nurses Vance s view was previously boosted by Florida Gov Ron DeSantis who called the H- B system a scam that is used to import cheap foreign labor at the expense of Americans Vance later added to his criticism saying the situation is instructive of why the visa issue is central STATE DEPARTMENT REPORTEDLY ORDERS VISA DENIALS TIED TO SPEECH CENSORSHIP AS TRUMP ASSOCIATION SLAMS EUROPE While I know there are a large number of people in our coalition who rightly -- are angry about immigration fraud in our visa system America Last Republicans and Democrats are teaming up to stop our efforts to address these issues he mentioned Don't black pill Fight back he added In announcing the lawsuit Rayfield s office explained the fee exceeds the authority granted the executive branch by the Administrative Procedure Act of a law that sponsor Sen Patrick McCarran D-Nev characterized as the bill of rights for entities regulated by the federal governing body ARE AMERICAN WORKERS BEING REPLACED INSIDE THE H- B VISA CONTROVERSYRayfield s office calculated the average H- B visa fees range froom and and faulted the administration for not advertising the fee through the typical notice-and-comment process under McCarran s law It also suggested the fee undermines Trump s stated purpose for it addressing labor shortages in critical business fields Oregon s colleges universities and research institutions rely on skilled international workers to keep labs running courses on track and innovation moving forward Rayfield reported in a report TRUMP S H- B VISA MODIFICATION PLAN REQUIREMENTS TO PUT AMERICANS FIRST This enormous fee would make it nearly impossible for these institutions to hire the experts they need and it goes far beyond what Congress ever intended This threatens Oregon s ability to compete educate and grow In announcing the original order the White House revealed that the H- B Nonimmigrant Visa Scheme was created to bring temporary workers into the United States to perform additive high-skilled functions but has been deliberately exploited to replace rather than supplement American workers with lower-paid lower-skilled labor Other states including Delaware and California also joined the suit with Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings calling Trump s order an unserious idea that threatens a deeply serious emergency Former Maryland Republican Gov Larry Hogan also pressed for an increase in the similar H- B visas in given the Old Line State s massive crabbing and seasonal fishing sectors Fox News Digital reached out to Rayfield as well as Oregon Gov Tina Kotek for comment on Vance s remarks