Trump Defends H-1B Visas as Needed Despite Moves to Raise Costs

President Donald Trump said the US needed skilled workers from abroad even as his administration has taken steps to make it harder for businesses to use the visa system to attract such employees.

In an interview with Fox News that aired Tuesday, Trump was pressed by host Laura Ingraham about H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers and whether his administration would make them less of a priority. Ingraham argued that visas would make it harder for Trump to achieve his goal of raising wages for US workers.

“You also do have to bring in talent,” Trump countered.

When Ingraham said ...