H-1B Visas

On Thursday's "Florida Matters: Live & Local," Politico's Florida education reporter, Andrew Atterbury, broke down the governor's recent comments on H-1B visas.

On "Florida Matters: Live and Local," we discuss the governor and foreign hires at state universities, a water ride returns, Halloween smoke and mirrors, and a scientific twist on human anatomy.

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.

The White House says pausing immigration and a variety of temporary work visas will help respond to job losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic.