What are H-1B visas and what has Trump said about them in the past?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : The visas are highly sought after in healthcare, engineering, tech, finance and higher education.
52% : Now, he appears to have backtracked on that sentiment after coming out in support of Musk and Ramaswamy, who will lead the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency.
51% : "Three months after taking office in 2020, Trump issued his "Buy American and Hire American" executive order, which directed Cabinet members to suggest reforms to ensure that H-1B visas were awarded to the highest-paid or most-skilled applicants to protect American workers, the Associated Press reported.
47% : Trump has supported Musk and Ramaswamy, who want better legal immigration routes such as the H-1B program to fill skills gaps in key sectors such as engineering, science, and technology.
43% : The popular visa, created in 1990, allows U.S. employers to temporarily offer work to foreign nationals who have "theoretical and practical application" of highly specialized knowledge.
16% : In a 2016 primary debate, however, Trump called the H-1B visa program "very bad" and "unfair" for U.S. workers.

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