India, Nov. 1 -- James Fishback, an American investor who initially worked for Elon Musk's DOGE before becoming a vocal opponent of the nation's H-1B visa program, claimed that the battle is personal to him because his mother lost her employment in Florida and was replaced by an H-1B a few weeks later. During an appearance on a Fox panel, Fishback claimed that instead of interviewing any American candidates, CEOs fabricate the "slanderous like" that there aren't enough qualified American workers.

"CEOs complain they can't find skilled workers in America. But under the H-1B program, they're not even required to interview an American-not even to post the job publicly for Americans to see. So how can they say Americans aren't skilled if you...