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J.D. Vance

What's on J.D. Vance's mind?

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the H-1B crackdown 28% · newthe COVID fraud crackdown 22% wooing skeptical conservatives 16% · newthe 2028 doubts 12% · neweverything else 22%
#1
Vance puts employers on notice over H-1B hiring

A $100,000 visa fee, a Labor Department probe, and a warning to any firm that swaps American workers for cheaper hires.

‘You laid off 5,000 Americans’: JD Vance signals tougher H-1B scrutiny for companies seeking foreign workers | Hindustan Times

Hindustan Times · 2026-09-28
our translation

the tech right funded him and the rust belt elected him - taxing the visa is how he pays one without losing the other

new — Labor probe plus $100,000 fee coveragevery sure · 4 sources
#2
The $250 billion fraud haul gets fact-checked
NYT fact-check landed this weekendpretty sure · 3 sources
#3
Vance retunes the Trump message for the doubters
new — WSJ profile ran over the weekendpretty sure · 3 sources
#4
Thiel says even Vance could struggle in 2028
new — Thiel remarks plus fresh 2028 chatterpretty sure · 3 sources
monday, september 28
Sell the $100,000 H-1B fee to one more camera(reported)
Headline the midterm rally down in South Texas(reported)
Keep saying $250 billion, fact-checks notwithstanding(reported)
Check on Husted's numbers before Trump lands in Ohio(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

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$100,000 H-1B Fee: More Visa Curbs Ahead? JD Vance Says 'Should Not Exist To Replace American Workers'

news.google.com · 2026-09-28

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