White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller appeared on Newsmax Monday and delivered a series of precise, fact-laden updates on the Trump administration’s early actions—visa enforcement, housing pressures in Democrat strongholds, and the real economic numbers the corporate press keeps hiding.
First Miller spoke to ongoing changes to the H-1B visa program, established in 1990 under the Immigration Act, which allows U.S. companies to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations.
?JUST IN: Stephen Miller says the US is focused on revoking TENS OF THOUSANDS of foreign visas, restricting H-1Bs, and carrying out massive H-1B FRAUD investigations to end discrimination against American workers.
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 18, 2025
"President Trump has put a $100K FEE on new H-1Bs. We're seeing… pic.twitter.com/I0rJu5VL7p
Capped annually at 85,000 visas, the H-1B program has long been a flashpoint for debate, with critics pointing to widespread abuses such as wage theft, underpayment of workers, and displacement of American employees—issues the Department of Labor has investigated extensively, including recent probes uncovering over $15 million in back wages owed to underpaid workers.
Miller clarified President Trump’s H-1B stance with surgical accuracy, noting “The president was very clear in the comments that you just played, which is that he’s talking about the semiconductor industry… So he’s talking about a program in which you have a knowledge transfer to Americans of how they do a very specific manufacturing process… before you bring in the foreign worker.”
He then listed the enforcement actions already rolling out, stressing “President Trump through 212(f) has put a $100,000 fee on new H-1Bs… The Department of Labor has launched Project Firewall to fight illegal discrimination against Americans and illegal abuses of the H-1B program.”
“You also have the highest standard of vetting that has ever been put into place in new visas, including foreign student visas,” Miller continued, adding that “The State Department has revoked tens of thousands of these visas, and they’re just getting started with tens of thousands more.”
“We have a new focus on denaturalization… a new focus on cutting back on welfare tourism and welfare migration,” Miller further urged, adding that “For the first time in over half a century,” there is “net negative migration to this country… The last time that happened again was over half a century ago.”
In further comments, Miller zeroed in on one of the starkest examples of policy distortion in New York City, citing a statistic that 40 percent of rent-controlled housing is occupied by foreign-born residents—a figure that aligns with broader data showing immigrants’ heavy presence in the rental market.
“40 percent of the population of rent-controlled housing in New York City are foreign-born,” Miller declared, adding that “40 percent of rent-controlled properties are being lived in by people who weren’t even born in the country. What kind of system is this?”
? BREAKING: Stephen Miller ERUPTS on the revelation that 40% of rent-controlled NYC housing is occupied by MIGRANTS
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 18, 2025
"We bring in people from foreign countries, and then WE pay to lower the cost of THEIR housing? While people who were born here have to pay higher prices?"… pic.twitter.com/M2REGGfxmN
New York City’s rent stabilization and rent control laws, originating from World War II-era regulations to combat housing shortages, now cover roughly one million apartments—about half of the city’s rental stock.
The system caps annual rent increases and offers protections against eviction, but it has contributed to a broader affordability crisis: median rents have risen 21-25% in Manhattan neighborhoods since 2015 amid regulatory constraints on new construction, while overcrowding affects thousands of households, particularly among renters facing rent burdens exceeding 30% of income.
Immigration and migration have intensified these pressures, with foreign-born residents—comprising about 37% of the city’s population—disproportionately reliant on rentals and more vulnerable to affordability issues, though competition for limited stabilized units has sparked tensions between newcomers and long-term residents.
Miller outlined that “We bring in people from foreign countries, and then we pay to lower the cost of their housing while people who were born here have to pay higher prices… So when President Trump is reducing that migration, that’s what ultimately—along with all these other steps, deregulation and historic tax cuts—is going to bring down the cost of housing.”
? At least I now understand why we are taxed to death.
— Westj (@Westj582745) November 18, 2025
Stephen Miller is so on fire ? and correct. Why is NYC doing this? To see how fast the city crashes and burns? https://t.co/eytGS15dx8
— clark c browne (@cbortho) November 18, 2025
Unreal. NYC is going to fall for many reasons but the invasion has already happened. https://t.co/T2uYGycd4e
— par4thecourse (@albytherein1) November 18, 2025
Our country is being stolen from us.
— The Conservative Alternative (@OldeWorldOrder) November 18, 2025
We mass import 3rd Worlders, put them on welfare, and they become a permanent part of the Democrat voterbase by default.
Native-botn New Yorkers rejected socialism. It's just the foreign-born population that voted for more free stuff. pic.twitter.com/FXK2usKVE2
I’m certain 90% of our problems are from immigration. https://t.co/xTgZJI0xrQ
— Ryan Collins (@Resko727) November 18, 2025
Turning to the economy, Miller stated “I agree with you that the Democrat media lies for a living, and they’re professional liars… Under President Trump in the last few months, we have seen the first significant reductions in prices and the cost of living since the last time President Trump was in office.”
He laid out the numbers, stating that “For four years, we saw record-setting double-digit inflation, inflation upwards of 20 percent. And now under President Trump, inflation is back down to desired benchmark levels of a little bit over 2 percent.”
“Americans are spending less of their disposable income on energy… than at any point in two decades… He’s removed all the regulations, opened up drilling, opened up oil, opened up natural gas,” Miller added.
“He has brought down the price of household goods [and] has brought down the price of groceries. He’s fought like a warrior to bring costs down… President Trump is doing more every single day to keep bringing costs down,” Miller concluded.
? JUST IN – STEPHEN MILLER drops TRUTH NUKE on the "Experts": "The Democrat media lies for a living, they're professional LIARS."
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 18, 2025
"It's a good opportunity to review the facts. Under President Trump in the last few months, we have seen the first significant reductions in prices… pic.twitter.com/5Hl66nzdy3
Miller’s exchange, set against the backdrop of swift policy rollouts, highlights the administration’s emphasis on targeted interventions and their intended outcomes.
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