At the beginning of this week James Fishbacka Republican businessman Son of a Colombian motherannounced his candidacy for the Florida gubernatorial election. In his presentation, he focused on several campaign priorities, including immigration. In this sense, he has already announced that he will take action against the application if he wins H-1B visas in the Sunshine State.
The 30-year-old businessman announced his candidacy via his X account. He said this in a presentation video will take part in the 2026 elections to choose that Successor of DeSantis in office.
He also highlighted some of the key points of his election campaign and announced the measures he would ultimately take if he became president. First, Fishback explained this will put an end to H-1B visa “scams.”.
These permits are issued with limited quotas Foreigners for specialized professions. According to the new candidate, this program is taking jobs away from Americans, so he will focus on preventing its use in Florida.
H-1B visas are a federal program and the incoming governor has no authority to cancel or change it. However, in the video, Fishback did not specify what mechanism he would use to finalize his proposal.
He then published a post on the same social network. There he revealed that if he were elected president will “terminate all government contracts with companies that import H-1B workers.” instead of hiring qualified Americans.”
The businessman has a tough stance on immigration, even though he is the son of a Colombian woman. Accordingly Tallahassee DemocratHe was born in Florida after his mother moved there USA and met his father, a bus driver from Broward County.
According to Fishback his father was previously a tree trimmerBut lost his job because of foreigners. According to him, other foreigners who entered the North American country illegally demanded less for the service, forcing him to look for a new job.
Also on his part differentiated his mother’s arrival with other cases. In an interview with NewsweekHe marked his position: “Immigration 30, 40 or 50 years ago is different than today“.
In this sense, the candidate for governor of Florida has pointed this out She didn’t get “food stamps.”“Obama’s phone” or “free healthcare.” “She didn’t steal a job“, he added.
In addition to his anti-immigration words and his intention to abolish H-1B visas, the businessman also mentioned other proposals. They stand out thanks to their presentation video and their public positioning some focal points:
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