President-elect Donald Trump was asked by a reporter on Tuesday night at his New Year's Eve party, "Why'd you change your mind on H-1B visas?" and he responded in part, "I didn't change my mind." An H-1B visa is a tool in an immigration program designed for highly skilled workers and the Biden administration said this month that it plans to speed up applications in an overhaul of the program,

Mayo Clinic received the most H-1B visas among employers in the state in fiscal 2024, followed by the University of Minnesota.