Monument’s ,” Joseph Hoefer was interviewed by Techstrong. IT about Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive ordering all state agencies and public universities to immediately suspend new H-1B visa petitions.
“This directive sends a chilling signal to the tech sector, particularly in a state that has aggressively positioned itself as a magnet for innovation and high-growth companies. H-1B workers are deeply embedded in critical functions across AI, cybersecurity, semiconductors, and university research, and the domestic workforce to fully replace that talent simply does not exist yet,” Joseph Hoefer, principal and chief AI officer at Monument Advocacy, said. “An abrupt suspension introduces real uncertainty into workforce and R&D planning at a moment when global talent mobility is already tightening and other states, and countries, are actively courting the same engineers and researchers.”