Steve Bannon Calls for Accountability on Abbey Gate Anniversary, Criticizes H-1B Visa Program and CCP Influence

Steve Bannon marked the anniversary of the Abbey Gate incident on August 26, 2021, where 13 American volunteers lost their lives in Kabul, by calling for accountability and a reassessment of U.S. immigration and foreign policies. He criticized the H-1B visa program, describing it as a scam exploited by corporate and Wall Street interests to depress wages and displace American workers, rather than attracting highly skilled talent. Bannon proposed halving the H-1B visa pool and urged a shift in priority towards hiring American citizens. He also highlighted the broader consequences of prolonged U.S. military engagements in Afghanistan and Iraq, noting the sacrifice of two generations and the high number of veteran suicides. Bannon called for August 26 to be officially recognized as a day of commemoration for the volunteers who died in these conflicts. Additionally, he expressed concerns about Chinese Communist Party infiltration influencing U.S. elections and criticized current visa policies for undermining American interests. Bannon emphasized that corporate interests, not American citizens, currently dictate immigration rules and warned against passing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) without addressing these issues.