Overview
- Pressed by Fox News host Laura Ingraham, the president said the United States lacks enough qualified workers for certain roles and needs to attract talent.
- He pointed to the September ICE raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia—where hundreds of South Korean contractors were arrested and deported—as evidence of reliance on specialized labor.
- Describing battery manufacturing as complex and hazardous, he argued those contractors were training others and that such expertise is not easily replaced.
- He reiterated opposition to aggressive workplace raids even as his administration has tightened immigration rules, including the new H‑1B fee.
- Coverage notes the H‑1B program provides three-year work authorization, renewable for three more, and economists say it helps U.S. competitiveness and business growth.