Tech Giants Secure Work Visas For Tens Of Thousands Of Foreigners While Kicking Existing Employees To The Curb
US tech giants are laying off workers en masse while simultaneously importing tens of thousands of foreign workers. Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are at least cutting jobs. 27,000, 12,000 and 16,000 But over the same roughly three-year period, companies secured a total of at least 61,000 H-1B visas for foreign workers. According to to U.S. […]
What to know about H-1B visas at the center of Musk-MAGA fight
A simmering debate over work visas exploded toward the end of the year, highlighting the rifts over immigration among President-elect Trump's closest allies. H-1B visas (temporary nonimmigrant work permits) are at the center of the MAGA vs. MAGA battle, with one faction arguing that they are a necessary tool to attract professional talent to the […]
Wall Street Journal backs Trump on H-1B visas: 'Enlightened nationalism'
The Wall Street Journal has endorsed President-elect Trump's stance on visas for high-skilled workers amid a controversy between his Silicon Valley supporters and anti-immigrant factions in his MAGA base. President Trump on Saturday joined Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) co-chairs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in expressing support for the H-1B visa program. “Donald Trump […]
‘I Have Always Been in Favor’ of H-1B Visas
President-elect Donald Trump said he has “always been in favor” of the H-1B visa program, which imports hundreds of thousands of foreign workers, primarily from India, to fill white-collar jobs in the United States. President Trump: “I've always liked visas, I've always been for visas.'' said of new york post of the H-1B visa program. […]
Trump weighs in on H-1B debate, backs immigration visas
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's support for H-1B work visas has faced backlash within Republican leadership, and as the program gains attention, President-elect Trump is seeking high-skilled worker visas. supported immigrant visas for Too complex and easy to exploit. “I've always liked visas, I've always been pro-visas, and that's why we have them,” Trump said […]
Trump says he is a ‘believer’ in H-1B visas for skilled migrant workers as right spars on immigration: report
President-elect Trump seems to agree. with Elon Musk The right has joined the ongoing immigration debate, supporting H-1B visas for skilled workers in the United States. “I've always loved visas, I've always supported visas, and that's why we have visas,” Trump said. new york post Saturday. President Trump said he was aware of the visas […]
Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy Spat Continues with Debate over H1-B Visas
The long-running spat between former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy continues after the former ambassador attacked Ramaswamy's pro-visa stance. The selection of Siriam Krishnan as Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has sparked widespread debate over the H1-B visa program. The […]
H1-B Visas a ‘Massive’ Cheap Labor Boon for Big Tech
Nicole Shanahan, President Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s 2024 running mate, said Thursday that the H1-B visa program provides tech companies with “a lot of time off” for cheap labor, and that the visa holders He said the people were essentially “indentured servants” to the company. big technology. The selection of Siriam Krishnan as Senior Policy […]
Musk and MAGA are fighting over H-1B visas. How do they work?
Tech moguls Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy express support for the H-1B work visa, a key program to attract international talent that has been criticized as too complex and vulnerable to abuse. Since then, he has faced a backlash within President-elect Trump's base. on the tech billionaire's social platform Rebellion grew within me. The debate […]
MAGA civil war erupts between Musk, critics over H-1B visas
A Trump World civil war is brewing over visas for high-skilled workers, with the president-elect's new tech allies like Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy on one side and anti-immigrant allies on the other. There is a MAGA base. The clash foreshadows the challenges in uniting the Trump administration as it implements the immigration policies that […]