Governor Tim Walz (D-MN), tapped as Kamala Harris‘s running mate in the upcoming presidential election, approved an astonishing 95 percent tax on Zyn, the popular tobacco-free nicotine product, in the North Star State this year. Previously, the tax on “moist snuff” did not include Zyn, as it contains no tobacco, but the law was amended to gouge users of Zyn and “similar tobacco-free product[s] containing nicotine” in May.
The tax on cigars, including premium cigars, smoking tobacco, chewing tobacco, e-cigarettes, and vapor products in Minnesota is also set at 95 percent.
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As Governor, Walz has created a new payroll tax, raised taxes on retail deliveries, motor vehicle sales, corporate income tax, and net investment income, and reduced itemized deductions. He also greenlit local sales and purchase taxes in the seven-county metro area surrounding the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Under his stewardship, the North Star State has seen GDP growth less than half that of the wider economy under Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, and a substantial net outflow of taxpayers. Meanwhile, energy costs have climbed 30 percent higher than the national average.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Cracker Barrel announced a new logo, sparking backlash on social media.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Cracker Barrel, Chief Marketing Officer Sarah Moore, and CEO Julie Felss Masino.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Changes announced on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.
💬KEY QUOTE: “The CEO of Cracker Barrel is as woke as they come. She is destroying a once great American brand.” – Trump advisor Alex Bruesewitz
🎯IMPACT: The redesign has led to criticism and debate about the company’s direction and identity.
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Homestyle food chain Cracker Barrel has unveiled a bland new logo, having already received backlash for a modernist remodel of its interiors. The company claimed on Wednesday that the new logo “is now rooted even more closely to the iconic barrel shape”—despite removing the man and barrel that have defined the brand since the 1970s entirely, leaving only a background shaped vaguely like a barrel with a simplified text logo embossed on it. The chain has not had a text-only logo for 48 years.
Social media users quickly reacted to the changes. Trump advisor Alex Bruesewitz criticized the CEO, former Taco Bell executive Julie Felss Masino, on X (formerly Twitter), saying, “The CEO of Cracker Barrel is as woke as they come. She is destroying a once great American brand.” Notably, the chain has celebrated Pride Month and promoted a ‘Cracker Barrel LGBT+ Alliance’ on its website since she was installed in late 2023.
NEW: Cracker Barrel reveals new logo, CEO Julie Felss Masino says people love their new rebrand.
“Honestly, the feedback’s been overwhelmingly positive that people like what we’re doing,” Masino told GMA while discussing the overall rebrand.
Responding to the backlash against the previous remodeling of Cracker Barrel’s interiors—once homey and old-fashioned, now filled with the same plain, contemporary furniture as many other chains—Masino insisted she was keeping the Cracker Barrel brand relevant and that “People like what we’re doing,” adding: “Cracker Barrel needs to feel like the Cracker Barrel for today and for tomorrow.”
Similar modernist rebrands have been met with disdain in recent years. Most recently, once-iconic car company Jaguar embarked on a woke image change that was so poorly received that its sales crashed, and the ad agency responsible was cut loose.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Attorney General Pam Bondi announced $500 rewards for tips leading to arrests in Washington, D.C., as part of a federal crime crackdown initiated by President Donald J. Trump.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Attorney General Pam Bondi, President Trump, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, the D.C. Police Union, and Mayor Muriel Bowser (D).
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Ongoing in Washington, D.C.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Thanks to President Trump’s leadership and the outstanding work of both federal and local law enforcement, dangerous gang members like the one picked up last night will not be allowed on the streets of our nation’s capital.” – Karoline Leavitt
🎯IMPACT: Over 550 arrests have been made, with significant reductions in violent crime, robberies, and especially carjackings reported in D.C.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Wednesday that $500 rewards will be offered for tips leading to arrests in Washington, D.C., amid the federalization of the city’s law enforcement. Bondi posted on X, “We have now made over 550 arrests in Washington, D.C. and have taken 76 illegal firearms off the streets—saving lives. You can help—[the U.S. Marshals Service] is offering a reward for any information leading to an arrest. Together, we will make DC safe again!”
The crime crackdown follows President Donald J. Trump’s move to take control of the city’s police department. Federal and local law enforcement are now working together, supported by the National Guard, with a focus on crime-heavy areas. Immigration-related arrests are also taking place, with the Democrat-dominated city government’s sanctuary policies restricting D.C. police co-operation with immigration enforcement suspended during federalization.
The D.C. Police Union has backed the federal effort, citing major drops in crime, including an 83 percent decline in carjackings, 46 percent fewer robberies, a 21 percent reduction in auto thefts, and a 22 percent fall in violent crime.
However, Democrat D.C. leaders and some leftist agitators are unhappy. Mayor Muriel Bowser criticized the deployment of National Guard troops, complaining on social media that “American soldiers and airmen policing American citizens on American soil is #UnAmerican.” D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb added, “Let us be clear: armed soldiers should not be policing American citizens on American soil. Instead of making D.C. more secure, it undermines public safety and endangers our democracy.”
Amid these tensions, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched an investigation into whether D.C. police leaders have manipulated crime data to create the appearance of improvement. The probe began after MPD Commander Michael Pulliam was placed on administrative leave over allegations that he doctored violent crime figures, with the D.C. Police Union subsequently warning that such falsification is endemic.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard announced plans to cut her agency’s workforce by up to 40 percent and eliminate several offices accused of politicizing intelligence.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Tulsi Gabbard, senior Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) officials, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and former DNI James Clapper.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Announcement made on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Ending the weaponization of intelligence and holding bad actors accountable are essential to begin to earn the American people’s trust which has long been eroded.” – Tulsi Gabbard
🎯IMPACT: The initiative could save taxpayers up to $700 million and aims to restore public trust in the intelligence community.
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On Wednesday, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard revealed plans for a major overhaul of her office, which includes slashing the workforce by up to 40 percent and shutting down several offices accused of politicizing intelligence. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), which employed over 1,800 people when Gabbard assumed her role, is expected to reduce its staff to around 1,300. Dubbed “ODNI 2.0,” the restructuring is expected to save taxpayers as much as $700 million.
The restructuring will eliminate offices such as the Foreign Malign Influence Center (FMIC), the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center, and the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center. Gabbard specifically called out the FMIC for undermining civil liberties, pointing to its role in pressuring tech companies to censor stories such as an October 2020 report on Hunter Biden’s laptop.
In a message to ODNI employees, Gabbard underscored the urgency of reform, stating, “Over the last 20 years, ODNI has become bloated and inefficient, and the intelligence community is rife with abuse of power, unauthorized leaks of classified intelligence, and politicized weaponization of intelligence.”
The move follows the revocation of security clearances for 37 current and former intelligence officials, accused by Gabbard of having “abused the public trust by politicizing and manipulating intelligence, leaking classified intelligence without authorization, and/or committing intentional egregious violations of tradecraft standards.”
In addition to the ODNI reforms, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has agreed to merge the National Intelligence University with the National Defense University to streamline intelligence-related programs.
Being entrusted with a security clearance is a privilege, not a right. Those in the Intelligence Community who betray their oath to the Constitution and put their own interests ahead of the interests of the American people have broken the sacred trust they promised to uphold. In… pic.twitter.com/23DUNuVAi0
❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration has paused most visa processing in Zimbabwe due to concerns about the Zimbabwean government.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The U.S. Embassy in Harare, the Government of Zimbabwe, and affected visa applicants.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The visa pause took effect in August 2025.
💬KEY QUOTE: “We have paused routine visa services in Harare while we address concerns with the Government of Zimbabwe.” – U.S. Embassy in Harare
🎯IMPACT: Students and other visa applicants are facing delays, with some unable to afford alternative options for interviews in neighboring countries.
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The Trump administration has halted the majority of its visa services in Zimbabwe, citing undisclosed issues with the country’s government. In a statement released August 20, the U.S. Embassy in Harare confirmed, “We have paused routine visa services in Harare while we address concerns with the Government of Zimbabwe.”
Formerly known as Rhodesia, Zimbabwe heavily persecuted its white minority under former leader Robert Mugabe, although his successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has made some steps towards compensating white farmers after their dispossession and mass exodus caused an agricultural and economic collapse.
According to the U.S. State Department, the visa suspension, which took effect on August 7, affects nearly all categories of visa applications, with the exception of most diplomatic and official visas. This move is likely part of a broader effort by the United States to address issues related to visa overstays and abuse of immigration processes. A report from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed that Zimbabwe had a visa overstay rate of 10.57 percent in 2023, one of the highest among African nations.
In response to similar issues elsewhere on the continent, the Trump administration is requiring financial bonds of up to $15,000 for certain visa applicants from countries like Malawi and Zambia.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Texas legislature is advancing a new congressional redistricting bill put forward by Republicans following weeks of Democrat sabotage.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Texas Republicans, Texas Democrats, Governor Greg Abbott (R), and Democrat governors such as New York’s Kathy Hochul and California’s Gavin Newsom.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Texas, following a Democratic walkout to deny quorum in early August; Democrats returned this Monday.
💬KEY QUOTE: “The derelict Democrats spent two weeks of shirking their responsibilities and wasting taxpayer money running from a fight.” – Gov. Abbott.
🎯IMPACT: If passed, the Texas map could flip five Democratic seats to Republican control, intensifying national redistricting battles.
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The Texas legislature is set to consider a new congressional redistricting proposal introduced by Republicans on Wednesday, after weeks of sabotage by Democratic lawmakers. Without the numbers to vote down the proposal, Democrats fled the state to deny the legislature a quorum—resulting in Speaker Dustin Burrows issuing civil warrants for the chamber’s sergeant-at-arms and state troopers to arrest them.
Republicans view the Democrats’ return on Monday as a win. If enacted, the proposed new map could shift five congressional seats currently held by Democrats into Republican hands.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott reacted to the Democrats’ return, saying, “The derelict Democrats spent two weeks shirking their responsibilities and wasting taxpayer money running from a fight. Now Republicans will do what we were always going to do: pass the new maps and a host of conservative legislation.”
In response, New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) has declared her intent to “fight fire with fire,” pledging that Democrats in her state will move forward with their own redistricting efforts. California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) have followed suit, putting forth a new congressional map in California that could flip five Republican-held districts to the Democrats, despite major opposition from even their own voters.
GOP-controlled states like Ohio, Florida, Indiana, and Missouri are actively pursuing or weighing their own redistricting revisions. Democratic-leaning Maryland and Illinois have joined New York and California in working to redraw their political maps.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: The D.C. Police Union chairman, Gregg Pemberton, accused senior officials of manipulating crime statistics by minimizing or omitting reports of violent crimes.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: D.C. Police Union Chairman Gregg Pemberton, senior D.C. police officials, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and President Donald J. Trump.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Washington, D.C., August 2025.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Sometimes a robbery will be reported as a theft… burglary reported as unlawful entry… [W]e’re very skeptical that these crime stats are accurate.” – Gregg Pemberton
🎯IMPACT: Federal authorities have launched a probe into the possible manipulation of crime data.
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Gregg Pemberton, Chairman of the D.C. Police Union, has accused top officials within the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) of deliberately manipulating crime data in Washington, D.C. According to Pemberton, officers are often directed at crime scenes to either understate the severity of incidents or not document them at all: “They respond to the scenes of these violent crimes and, inevitably, you’ll have a captain, or a commander show up on the scene and advise them to take a report for a lesser offense,” he said during a cable news interview.
“Sometimes a robbery will be reported as a theft… burglary reported as unlawful entry… [W]e’re very skeptical that these crime stats are accurate,” he added.
In some cases, Pemberton said, police leaders will direct officers not to record a crime at all if a victim has been shot or stabbed but is not co-operating, and instead simply file an injured person report.
In response to these serious claims, U.S. Attorney Pirro and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have initiated an investigation into the falsification of crime data. One MPD commander, Michael Pulliam, is already facing charges.
At the federal level, Attorney General Pam Bondi has provided updates on President Donald J. Trump’s federalization of law enforcement in the American capital, reporting that authorities have made over 550 arrests so far. Among those taken into custody is a member of the MS-13 gang.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has also confirmed that 48 homeless encampments had been dismantled as part of the administration’s broader strategy to restore public order.
🚨 HOLY CRAP! The chairman of the DC Police Union reveals how extensive the FRAUD was in hiding the true DC crime stats: Higher-ups were going to crime scenes and saying “don’t write that one down” or “don’t add that to the list,” or “put that down as a more minor offense.”… pic.twitter.com/9Srf9CGWmz
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Bangladesh’s High Commissioner (Ambassador) to the United Kingdom has said that much of London feels like Bangladesh.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Bangladeshi High Commissioner Abida Islam; residents of London.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: London, United Kingdom; August 2025.
💬KEY QUOTE: “So much of London—especially east London—feels like Bangladesh. I’m looking forward next year to iftar in Trafalgar Square.” – Abida Islam
🎯IMPACT: The comments underscore London’s radically changing demographics, with minority groups taking over certain areas to the extent that they no longer feel alien to politicians from their ethnic homelands.
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Bangladesh’s High Commissioner (Ambassador) to the United Kingdom, Abida Islam, has drawn attention to London’s radical cultural and demographic shifts. Speaking to the establishment Financial Times for an article titled, ‘Where ambassadors to the UK dine in London for tastes of home,’ she said: “I’m fortunate. When I was posted in Mexico and South Korea, my homesickness was worse and hit hardest at mealtimes. But so much of London—especially east London—feels like Bangladesh.”
The diplomat added that she was “looking forward next year to iftar in Trafalgar Square,” in reference to the annual Islamic fast-breaking feasts championed by Mayor Sadiq Khan in the British capital’s most iconic public square.
Islam’s remarks come as London continues to transform under the weight of decades of mass migration, accelerated to record levels by former Conservative (Tory) prime ministers Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, and maintained at historic levels by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer following the election of the Labour Party in mid-2024.
Bangladeshis are particularly dominant in the London borough of Tower Hamlets, one of several areas where the municipal government has been tearing down English flags raised on lampposts and other infrastructure by members of the public. Notably, Tower Hamlets Mayor Luftur Rahman—himself a Bangladeshi immigrant previously ejected from office for electoral fraud but reelected once his ban expired—took a more tolerant approach towards the borough being festooned with Palestinian flags following the Hamas terror attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023.
Other prominent Bangladeshi politicians in England include Prime Minister Starmer’s former Anti-Corruption Minister, Tulip Siddiq, who resigned after the Bangladeshi government began investigating her family for corruption.
Bangladesh’s High Commissioner to UK Abida Islam tells the FT:
“I’m fortunate. When I was posted in Mexico and South Korea, my homesickness was worse and hit hardest at mealtimes. But so much of London — especially east London — feels like Bangladesh.”
❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Israeli military has begun the initial phase of a final assault on Gaza City after a clash with Hamas.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED:Israel Defense Forces (IDF), IDF spokesman Effie Defrin, Hamas, and the Israeli government.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Gaza City, offensive announced in a Wednesday briefing.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Most of the troops that will be mobilised in this new stage will be active duty and not reservists.” – Israel Defense Forces
🎯IMPACT: The campaign expands Israeli operations in Gaza, with a planned call-up of approximately 60,000 reservists as the government moves to complete the offensive.
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The Israeli military has begun the initial phase of a planned assault on Gaza City following a clash with Hamas. Israeli military spokesman Effie Defrin said the Israel Defense Forces had already seized control of the city outskirts during a Wednesday briefing.
The Israeli government intends to call up approximately 60,000 reservists to finish the offensive against Gaza’s largest urban center. However, an IDF spokesman stressed, “Most of the troops that will be mobilised in this new stage will be active duty and not reservists.”
❓WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 65 illegal aliens in Connecticut during a four-day operation named “Operation Broken Trust,” targeting serious offenders and transnational criminal activity.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: ICE Boston, federal law enforcement partners including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), targeting illegal immigrants.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The operation took place over four days in Connecticut, following the state’s expansion of its “Trust Act” sanctuary policies in May.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Sanctuary legislation like Connecticut’s Trust Act only endangers the communities it claims to protect… The state of Connecticut is a safer place thanks to the hard work and determination of the men and women of ICE,” said Patricia H. Hyde, acting Field Office Director of ICE Boston.
🎯IMPACT: The arrests snared migrants with criminal convictions, including for sexual assault, drug trafficking, child exploitation, and gang-related offenses.
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The Boston Field Office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has executed a four-day operation in Connecticut, resulting in the capture of 65 illegal aliens. ‘Operation Broken Trust’ targeted migrants engaged in transnational organized crime, other gang activities, and serious criminal offenses, including kidnapping, assault, drug trafficking, weapons violations, and sexual crimes. It was launched after Connecticut’s Democrat state government expanded its “Trust Act,” a sanctuary law that significantly restricts local law enforcement from cooperating with ICE.
Acting Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde condemned such sanctuary policies, declaring, “Sanctuary legislation like Connecticut’s Trust Act only endangers the communities it claims to protect. Such laws only force law enforcement professionals to release criminal alien offenders back into the very communities they have already victimized.” She emphasized that these policies compel ICE to carry out potentially dangerous at-large arrests within communities, because local authorities release wanted migrants instead of safely transferring them into federal custody.
Director Hyde highlighted the severity of the offenses the captured migrants committed, stating, “Make no mistake: Every person that we arrested are criminals and breaking federal law, but many of these individuals also victimized innocent people and traumatized communities—rapists, drug traffickers, child sex predators, and members of violent transnational criminal gangs.”
The operation was conducted in collaboration with ICE’s Hartford field office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Marshals Service, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump imposed a 25 percent tariff on Indian exports, with plans to double it to 50 percent next week, citing India’s continued purchase of Russian oil.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and senior officials from both nations.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The tariffs were announced in August 2025, after President Trump warned Russia would be subject to secondary sanctions if it does not make peace with Ukraine.
💬KEY QUOTE: “With Trump, everything is leverage. What seemed like alignment [with India] in February turned out to be a setup for pressure in August.” – Chietigj Bajpaee, Chatham House.
🎯IMPACT: The tariffs have strained the Indian economy and disrupted trade.
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The Indian economy is under strain following President Donald J. Trump’s decision to impose a 25 percent tariff on Indian goods, with plans to raise it to 50 percent. The move, tied to India’s continued purchase of Russian oil, caught New Delhi off guard and sparked a rare public rift between the U.S. and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In February, President Trump and Prime Minister Modi held a summit in Washington, D.C., announcing plans to grow bilateral trade to $500 billion by 2030. Modi then described the U.S. as “India’s most trusted partner”—despite the South Asian country’s membership of the BRICS bloc alongside China, Russia, and other countries often at odds with U.S. foreign and trade policy.
The tone has changed since February, as the Trump administration seeks to pressure Russia into making peace with Ukraine by imposing secondary sanctions on key trade partners. Chietigj Bajpaee, senior research fellow for South Asia in the Asia-Pacific Programme at Chatham House in England, commented, “With Trump, everything is leverage. What seemed like alignment in February turned out to be a setup for pressure in August.”
The tariffs target key Indian export sectors like textiles and leather goods. White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller has noted that, beyond enriching Russia through energy purchases, India’s anti-American trade policies have played a role in the sanctions, explaining, “India portrays itself as being one of our closest friends in the world, but they don’t accept our products. They impose massive tariffs on us.”
“It is extremely unfortunate that the U.S. should choose to impose additional tariffs on India for actions that several other countries are also taking in their own national interest,” India’s Ministry of External Affairs has complained. Indian arms purchases from the U.S. have also been paused in retaliation for the tariffs.
However, President Trump has signaled he is willing to stay the course, declaring in late July: “I don’t care what India does with Russia. They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care. We have done very little business with India, their Tariffs are too high, among the highest in the World. Likewise, Russia and the USA do almost no business together.”
Notably, Indian nationals make up the majority of H-1B visa migrants in the U.S. These are notionally temporary and skilled workers, used heavily by U.S. tech giants like Google, Microsoft, and Infosys. Critics say the program undercuts American wages by allowing firms to hire cheaper foreign labor while sidelining U.S. workers.
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