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H-1B Visa Debate Roils MAGA Movement; Elon Musk Having A Meltdown?
January 01, 2025
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The H-1B visa program in the United States, designed for high-skilled foreign workers, has sparked a heated debate within the MAGA movement the past 72 hours. The controversy centers around the appointment of Sriram Krishnan, a naturalized American citizen and venture capitalist, as Trump’s senior policy adviser for AI. Krishnan’s advocacy for lifting caps on green cards and increasing H-1B visas has drawn criticism from some of the supporters of President-elect Donald Trump.

Conservatives in America oppose illegal immigration. An recently,, in response to the open borders policy of successive left-wing Democrat administrations, they have called for overall reduction in legal immigration. They point out that H-1B visa program is being abused by Big Tech companies to import low wage workers instead of the highly-skilled labor, the program is designed for.

“I want the little guy to matter too," said Laura Loomer, right-wing activist who highlighted Krishnan's ties to Democrats and his views on H-1B visa program. "Not everyone has $1 million but they still love their country and want to MAGA and close the border.”

Vivek Ramaswamy, Co-chief of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and former GOP presidential candidate has defended the hiring of high-skilled immigrants, citing cultural differences and a desire to return to a 1950s-style “Sputnik moment” where “nerdiness over conformity” is prioritized.  “A culture that celebrates the prom queen over the math olympiad champ, or the jock over the valedictorian, will not produce the best engineers,” he wrote on X.

Elon Musk, Tesla CEO and Co-chief of DOGE, has supported Ramaswamy’s views on H-1B visas, highlighting the benefits of attracting top talent from around the world.

"There is a permanent shortage of excellent engineering talent," Musk wrote on X. "It is the fundamental limiting factor in Silicon Valley."

Responding to a user on X, Musk also wrote, "Your understanding of the situation is upside-down and backwards. OF COURSE my companies and I would prefer to hire Americans and we DO, as that is MUCH easier than going through the incredibly painful and slow work visa process. HOWEVER, there is a dire shortage of extremely talented and motivated engineers in America. This is not about handing out opportunities from some magical hat. You don’t get it. This is blindingly obvious when looking at NBA teams, as the physical differences are so obvious to see. However, the MENTAL differences between humans are FAR bigger than the physical differences!! It comes down to this: do you want America to WIN or do you want America to LOSE. If you force the world’s best talent to play for the other side, America will LOSE. End of story."

Nikki Haley, former presidential candidate and daughter of Indian immigrants, criticized Ramaswamy’s stance, arguing that Americans should be prioritized over foreign workers and that the focus should be on investing in American workers, not foreign talent.

“There is nothing wrong with American workers or American culture," Haley wrote on X. "All you have to do is look at the border and see how many want what we have. We should be investing and prioritizing in Americans, not foreign workers.”

The debate highlights the tension between Trump’s “America First” agenda and the push by business executives for low wage foreign workers in the tech industry. It also exposes conflicting economic interests, with some prioritizing large profits over protecting American workers and sociocultural cohesion.

The debate has apparently irked Musk. Some right-wing X accounts including Loomer's were locked out or banned. And the Tesla chief appeared to be having a meltdown on the platform, writing multiple unhinged posts.

Referring to conservatives opposed to H-1B visa program, Musk on Friday wrote on X, "And those contemptible fools must be removed from the Republican Party, root and stem." He called critics "hateful," "unrepentant racists" and "subtards;" and declared that "they will absolutely be the downfall of the Republican Party if they are not removed."

Critics slammed Musk's escalation of the controversy and banning of accounts on his social media platform, pointing out his hypocrisy on freedom of speech rights. The Tesla chief has in the past claimed to be a free speech absolutist.

Political observers argue that the SpaceX chief is totally uninformed on the recent history of immigration politics on the right, a hot button issue.

Republican politicians know too well how the issue animates their voters. And Majority of Americans favor Trump's proposed policy of mass deportation of illegal aliens from the country, according to recent polling.

Trump, who will be sworn in as the 47th president on Jan. 20, has not directly weighed in on the debate.

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