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Tom Tiffany: “There is an exception for universities. And here in…”

Featuring: Tom Tiffany, Republican | U.S. House Wisconsin, District 7

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Congressman Tom Tiffany Joins DrydenWire Live! | Wisconsin Politics August 2025

Published | Video Starts at 13:08

So there's a visa called the H1B visa and it's for specialty occupations. There's 65,000 people that can come into America on H1B visas each year. That's the threshold is 65,000. But There is an exception for universities. And here in Wisconsin, the universities have taken advantage of it. And I think as a result of the reporting by Wisconsin right now, I think they revealed there's 495 of those positions at the universities of Wisconsin that are filled by people who are from outside the United States of America. (13:08–13:15)

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