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Hire American, Pay American: Christian Briggs Torches H-1B Cheap Labor, and Explains How Trump’s Move Flips the Script
On a fiery segment with host Mike, economist Christian Briggs lays out why H-1B has morphed into a corporate cost-cutting scam that suppresses U.S. wages and drains local economies. He backs Trump’s plan to slap hefty fees on H-1B hires, forcing Big Tech to either pay foreign talent fairly or finally hire qualified Americans. Briggs demolishes the “talent shortage” myth, calling it what it is: a wage-suppression strategy that ships prosperity overseas and starves U.S. communities of spending, tax revenue, and growth.
He argues a 20% wage boost would echo across Main Street. More iPhones, new…
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