Bessent Says H-1B Foreign Workers Should Train Americans Then ‘Go Home’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, on Oct. 15, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says President Donald Trump envisions the H-1B visa program as a temporary pipeline for skilled foreign workers to help rebuild U.S. industrial capacity—not as a way to replace American