Team Trump rift on H-1B visa.
Delhi:
Donald Trump has not yet taken oath as the new President of America, and even before this, divisions have started to be seen in his team. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have supported the expansion of the visa program for skilled workers. Both have supported foreign workers working on H-1B visas. Both argue that this visa is needed to work in American tech companies. But Trump supporters are saying it is against the immigration policy (Indian Immigrants).
Elon Musk Vs Trump supporters
These days, immigration has become a big issue between Trump supporters and Elon Musk. Elon Musk and his Silicon Valley allies are advocating merit-based immigration reforms. On the other hand, there are Trump supporters who take an anti-immigration stance. Trump has also already talked about strictness on the entry of visa holding immigrants into America.
What is Trump’s stance on H-1B visa?
- Trump’s stance on H-1B visa has always been strict.
- Under this, 65 thousand skilled workers are given permission to come to America every year.
- Trump was strict on H-1B visa even during his last term.
- But recently he appeared liberal on the issue of H-1B visa.
Split in MAGA camp
Since the appointment of Musk’s associate and Indian-origin businessman Sriram Krishnan to lead Artificial Intelligence policy in the new Trump administration, divisions within the MAGA camp have started appearing. Krishnan’s previous statements advocating removing country caps on green cards for skilled immigrants have been made a major issue by Trump supporters. Due to which there was an uproar on social media. Trump supporter Laura Loomer called Mr. Krishnan’s appointment “deeply troubling.” In this way the conflict is increasing.
The reason top tech companies often hire foreign-born & first-generation engineers over “native” Americans isn’t because of an innate American IQ deficit (a lazy & wrong explanation). A key part of it comes down to the c-word: culture. Tough questions demand tough answers & if…
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRAmaswamy) December 26, 2024
What did Elon Musk say?
Musk, who himself immigrated to America on an H-1B visa, has been continuously supporting this idea to attract top global talent. Musk recently said that American tech companies need to double the number of engineers working in the country. “If you want your team to win championships, you must recruit top talent, no matter where they are,” Musk posted on X. Vivek Ramaswamy also supported Musk. “A culture that celebrates prom queens instead of Math Olympiad champions won’t produce the best engineers,” he posted on X.
