Trump Ally Jensen Huang Makes the Case for Immigration: Want the World’s Great Minds to Come Here

Huang backs lawful immigration

Huang, a prominent Trump ally in the technology world, spoke in favor of immigration on the Bg2 podcast. He said the country should welcome talented people and their ideas, describing the flow of intellectual property into the United States as exceptional.

He also said immigrants should enter the country lawfully and argued for finding an appropriate balance. “Surely we want to do it,” Huang said of attracting foreign talent.

White House emphasizes American workers

A White House spokeswoman told Business Insider that the country has ample American workers to expand its labor force. She said President Trump’s agenda to create jobs for American workers reflects the administration’s aim to use that potential. The article also quoted Vance criticizing companies’ use of foreign workers after layoffs. At a press conference, he said Microsoft replaced each worker it laid off with one and a half foreign workers, whom he called “indentured servants.”

H-1B sponsors and regulation

Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta and Apple are among the major technology companies sponsoring H-1B visas, according to the article. Huang said the answer was not more regulation, but enforcing existing rules. Nvidia did not respond to Business Insider’s request for comment.