Vance tells blue state they ‘might try hiring Americans’ before suing over Trump’s visa fee explosion

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Vice President JD Vance sparred with Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, whose state is leading a multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration over President Donald Trump 's order to impose a $100,000 fee for H1B skilled-worker visas. In September, Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Security to restrict decisions on petitions for H-1B visa applicants outside the U.S. for a period of one year – while allowing current visa holders to seek renewals under the previous, lower-cost framework. Rayfield, a Democrat, announced on Friday that Oregon and 18 other states allege the new $100,000 fee is unlawful, claiming the "massive" amount being outside congressional authorization and intent for its establishment of the visa program. "You might try hiring Americans," Vance said in a social media reply to Rayfield’s announcement. DOJ CALLS FOR TIPS ON EMPLOYERS FAVORING FOREIGN WORKERS IN HIRING PRACTICES In his tweet that drew Vance’s attention, Rayfield said the H-1B visa system allows employers – including Oregon’s colleges – to hire "skilled foreign workers in specialized roles like physicians, researchers, & nurses." Vance’s view was previously boosted by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis , who called the H-1B system a "scam" that is "used to import cheap foreign labor at the expense of Americans." Vance later added to his criticism, saying the situation is "instructive" of why the visa issue is important. STATE DEPARTMENT REPORTEDLY ORDERS VISA DENIALS TIED TO SPEECH CENSORSHIP AS TRUMP TEAM SLAMS EUROPE "While I know there are many people in our coalition who – rightly -- are angry about immigration fraud in our visa system, ‘America Last’ Republicans and Democrats are teaming up to stop our efforts to address these issues," he said. "Don't black pill. Fight back," he added. In announcing the lawsuit, Rayfield’s office said the $100,000 fee exceeds the authority granted the executive branch by the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 – a law that sponsor Sen.…