India, Dec. 2 -- James Fishback, a former Doge architect and hedge fund founder, has entered the 2026 Florida governor's race with a hardline immigration pitch aimed at H-1B visa holders. Fishback, 30, is positioning himself as the most aggressive critic of foreign work visas in the race, promising sweeping changes if elected. Recently, he has claimed that he will "fire" every H-1B visa holder if he wins the race.

"As Florida Governor, I'll fire every H-1B working at a state agency and cancel state contracts with companies that employ H-1Bs instead of qualified Floridians. I will incentivize companies to hire Americans again," Fishback wrote in an X post.

He also targeted Rep. Byron Donalds, a Trump-endorsed Republican candidate, accusi...