H1 Visa /tags/h1-visa H1 Visa en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:15:00 GMT Florida Board of Governors poised to pass yearlong pause on hiring foreign faculty as immigration bills stall in Legislature /education/2026-03-02/florida-board-of-governors-poised-to-pass-yearlong-pause-on-hiring-foreign-faculty-as-immigration-bills-stall-in-legislature The popular visa program, established in 1990, allows U.S. employers to hire foreign professionals with highly specialized knowledge and at least a bachelor’s degree. More than 500 foreigners were employed as of last year at Florida public and private universities under the program. Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:15:00 GMT /education/2026-03-02/florida-board-of-governors-poised-to-pass-yearlong-pause-on-hiring-foreign-faculty-as-immigration-bills-stall-in-legislature Elizabeth Maguire | Fresh Take Florida Florida takes next step in pausing international hires at state universities /education/2026-01-30/florida-takes-next-step-in-pausing-international-hires-at-state-universities When the pause is in effect, officials will study the cost of the H-1B program. Critics say it could harm Florida's competitiveness against other state university systems. Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:49:23 GMT /education/2026-01-30/florida-takes-next-step-in-pausing-international-hires-at-state-universities Jim Turner - News Service of Florida DeSantis tells state universities to 'pull the plug' on hiring foreign workers through H-1B /education/2025-10-30/desantis-tells-state-universities-to-pull-the-plug-on-hiring-foreign-workers-through-h-1b State officials accuse higher education institutions of abusing the H-1B program. They also canceled or repurposed more than $40 million in grants for having some relation to DEI. Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:30:00 GMT /education/2025-10-30/desantis-tells-state-universities-to-pull-the-plug-on-hiring-foreign-workers-through-h-1b Nancy Guan PolitiFact FL: What are H-1B visas and how does Trump propose changing them? /immigration/2025-08-14/politifact-fl-what-are-h-1b-visas-and-how-does-trump-propose-changing-them If the administration does what one official described, it would change H-1B visa rules to favor employers that pay higher wages. That could effectively transform the visa into what one expert called "a luxury work permit" and disadvantage early-career workers with smaller salaries, including teachers Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:42:00 GMT /immigration/2025-08-14/politifact-fl-what-are-h-1b-visas-and-how-does-trump-propose-changing-them Amy Sherman | PolitiFact Using H-1B Visas To Help Outsource IT Work Draws Criticism, Scrutiny /2017-02-13/using-h-1b-visas-to-help-outsource-it-work-draws-criticism-scrutiny A number of companies and universities are cutting IT jobs and shipping them off to India. The practice has drawn scrutiny amid the debate over how H1-B visas for high-skilled workers are used. Mon, 13 Feb 2017 22:26:00 GMT /2017-02-13/using-h-1b-visas-to-help-outsource-it-work-draws-criticism-scrutiny Sam Harnett