Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley on Thursday blamed American culture for the lack of American-born engineers and criticized former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.
“There is nothing wrong with American workers or American culture,” Haley wrote in a post on social platform X. “All we need to do is look at our borders and see how many people want what we have. We should invest and prioritize Americans, not foreign workers. It is.”
Ramaswamy, who will co-chair the Department of Government Efficiency with Elon Musk, said Thursday that American culture has “valued mediocrity over excellence for far too long” and that Silicon Valley is becoming more and more foreign-born. indicated that employment of engineers is increasing.
“A culture that celebrates prom queens more than Math Olympiad champions and athletes more than valedictorians won't produce the best engineers,” he says.
“This could be our Sputnik moment,” Ramaswamy added. “We have woken up before, and we can wake up again. I hope that Trump's election will be the beginning of a new golden age for America, but it will not change our culture. Only when fully awake.
The exchange between Ms. Haley and Ms. Ramaswamy is reminiscent of a verbal exchange between the two on the campaign trail for last year's Republican presidential nomination.
Haley called the tech entrepreneur who raised her daughter “scum” during the third Republican primary debate last November, while Ramaswamy called the former United Nations ambassador a “fascist” during the fourth debate just weeks later. ” he called.
The latest conflict between the two sides comes as Silicon Valley conservatives, who are increasingly involved in President-elect Trump's incoming administration, find themselves at odds with fellow Republicans on some immigration policies. .
Tech industry leaders such as Musk and Ramaswamy have supported President Trump's mass deportation plan while insisting that high-skilled immigration is important for the industry.
“Of course, my company and I want to hire Americans, and we do, because it's much easier than going through the incredibly painful and lengthy work visa process,” Musk said. wrote on Wednesday X. “But there is a serious shortage of highly talented and motivated engineers in America.”
