Government statistics do show that foreign workers currently make up nearly 20% of the US STEM workforce. “The H-1B program is creating disincentives for future American workers to choose STEM careers, which threatens our national security,” the fact sheet says. The White House also links the accessibility of foreign talent by tech companies to their rounds of layoffs. “Computer Science graduates from the world’s top universities now working at elite tech companies,” he said. OpenAI and Nvidia are among the American companies that committed to $42 billion in technology investments in the UK last week.