JD Vance Responds to H-1B Visa Backlash, Admits ‘Rhetoric May Have Been Imperfect’ After Calling Foreign Workers ‘Indentured Servants’

US Vice-President JD Vance has sought to clarify his criticism of the H-1B visa programme, arguing that companies should prioritise qualified American workers when suitable candidates are available. He also referred to his wife Usha Vance’s Indian heritage while defending his broader position on immigration.

Vance acknowledged that his earlier language could have been better, but maintained that employers should not dismiss domestic employees to hire foreign professionals instead.

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Responding to questions about his earlier remarks, Vance spoke about his relationship with his Indian-American in-laws and his pride in his wife, Usha Vance, whose parents immigrated from South India.

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He said the US should welcome people who want to contribute to the country while ensuring that immigration policies do not disadvantage American employees. Vance illustrated his argument with the example of a large corporation dismissing an existing accountant while claiming it could not find a suitable candidate in the domestic workforce. He described such a practice as unfair to American workers.