Desantis Orders Board of Governors to Pull the Plug on H1b Visas in Universities
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Florida Governor DeSantis orders the Board of Governors to end H1B visas for universities, sparking concerns about the impact on higher education; the single comment expresses strong opposition to the move.
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> “We can do it with our residents in Florida or with Americans, and if we can’t do it, then man—we need to really look deeply about what is going on with this situation,” [DeSantis] continued.
Could it be that Florida bans books in schools? Could it be that the DeSantis administration stifles good-faith academic disputation in favor of populating institutions with its own lackeys to "own the libs"? Could it be that reading to kids isn't bad just because the person reading is a man in a wig?
No, no: Palestine and H1-B visa holders are the problem!
C'mon down to Florduh, we're the ignorantest!