India, Aug. 28 -- Florida's governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday (local time) called the H-1B visa model a 'total scam', adding that its mostly Indians who "make money" off of the system.

In an interview with Fox News, the governor disputed the notion that the H-1B visa model attracts the brightest talent from across countries, arguing that it has become a system benefitting a specific industry which is dominated by workers from India.

When the anchor brought up cheap labour as a reason for importing foreign workers, DeSantis said that H-1B limits workers from one country, India and that it is an "indentured servitude" that Indians have been taking advantage of from time to time.

"Often, people used to say, 'We're getting the cream of th...