Trump warriors Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have sparked a fight within MAGA with their proposal to increase immigrant visas for high-skilled workers.
Musk and Ramaswamy, who was tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), argue that American culture has not prioritized education enough and that high-tech companies like Musk's SpaceX and Tesla He argued that companies need foreign workers.
The pair grew closer to President Trump, whose conservative power surged through the 2024 election, but the wealthy businessmen now want him to follow through on his promises to limit immigration and boost the U.S. workforce. He found himself at odds with some of President Trump's most ardent supporters. .
During his first administration, President Trump limited access to foreign worker visas and criticized the H-1B visa program, which allows U.S. companies to hire foreign workers in specialized jobs.
“There is a permanent shortage of talented engineering talent, which is the fundamental limiting factor in Silicon Valley,” Musk wrote in X magazine, adding that the tech industry is now “doubling” the number of engineers working in the United States. argued that it was necessary.
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Trump warriors Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have sparked a fight within MAGA with their proposal to increase immigrant visas for high-skilled workers. (Kenna Betancur/AFP via Getty Images)
“There are far too few people in the United States who are very talented engineers and very motivated,” he added.
Musk likened hiring foreign workers to starting a sports team. “We need to hire great people wherever they are, so the whole team wins.”
Ramaswamy, whose parents immigrated to the United States from India, supports Musk and has been critical of American society.
“American culture has valued mediocrity over excellence,” he wrote to X.
“A culture that celebrates the prom queen more than the Math Olympiad.” [sic] The best engineers will not be born from people who have more contempt than champions or valedictorians. ”
Those comments didn't sit well with conservative campaigners like critic Ann Coulter, commentator Laura Loomer, former Congressman Matt Gaetz, and even former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley.
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Musk and Ramaswamy, who were tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, argued that American culture does not prioritize education enough. (Michael Swensen/Getty Images)
They argue that tech companies like Musk's SpaceX and Tesla need foreign workers. (AP Photo/John Rau)
“There's nothing wrong with American workers or American culture,” Haley said in a post on social platform We just have to see if there is. We should invest and prioritize.” They are Americans, not foreign workers. ”
Ms. Haley and Ms. Ramaswamy have a long history of conflict, starting with their rivalry in the 2024 Republican primary.
“We welcomed the tech fraternity who rushed in to avoid the third-grade teacher’s choice of child’s gender and the apparent decline of the Biden/Harris economy,” Gaetz, R-Florida, wrote. social media posts on Thursday. “We didn't ask them to create immigration policy.”
Loomer, who incited the right-wing mob, said, “The fact is, our country was built by white Europeans, not third world invaders from India.'' It's people against Indians who want the original MAGA policy that I voted for. It's not speciesism. I voted for H reduction.” -1B visa is not an extension. ”
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The skirmish began when President Trump nominated venture capitalist Sriram Krishnan as his AI policy advisor. The nomination sparked an anti-India backlash, with critics highlighting his past support for lifting green card caps.
”The Woodstock generation managed to build aerospace, and the generation before going to the moon had America doing great. The basis of your post is that we all lived in squalor until we were rescued by H-1B. So why did everyone want to come here?'' Right-wing personality Mike Cernovich answered To Ramaswamy of X.
