President Donald Trump's MAGA supporters and Silicon Valley donors are suddenly fighting online over the investor's policy of importing large numbers of foreign graduates for professional jobs to start their careers at Fortune 500 companies. There is.
December 27th, Vivek Ramaswamy supercharged He resolved this controversy by arguing that Americans must adopt a more aggressive and competitive culture.
Our American culture has worshiped mediocrity over excellence for far too long (at least since the '90s, and probably longer). It doesn't start in college, it starts at a young age.
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In the competitive global market for technical talent, “normal” doesn't cut it. And if we pretend like that, China will give us our butts.
This could be our Sputnik moment. We have woken up from sleep before, and we can wake up again. I hope Trump's election marks the beginning of a new golden age for America, but only if our culture fully awakens. A culture that once again prioritizes achievement over normalcy. Excellence that transcends mediocrity. Geekiness over conformity. Hard work is better than laziness.
His tweet sparked fierce backlash, including: alicia silverwoodWho Tracked the Number of Fortune 500 Companies? circumvent federal law and recruitment criteria low wages, low skilland instead of young, outspoken American professionals, we have dependent white-collar immigrants.
This is the rhetoric of someone who doesn't care about America or its people… You pretend to be championing innovation, while siding with those who exploit, suppress wages, and drive out hardworking Americans. He revealed himself to be a wolf in sheep's clothing. The truth is, you are the problem, helping the very forces that are destroying and weakening the middle class. It deprives American sovereignty and opportunity from its people.
However, there is a lot of scope for cooperation. even a compromiseObservers say there are problems between investors and Americans who oppose a large influx of foreign graduates.
“I don't think that's the case. [Ramaswamy] said Jeremy Karl, a former Stanford University scholar and author who served as deputy assistant secretary of the Interior in the Trump administration and is now at the Claremont Institute.
“The MAGA bases didn't sign up for that. That's going to be a problem that we're going to have to solve… What I'm saying to some of the technology people is, let's work together to make that happen. That’s it.”
“After all, political alliances are always messy and complex, involving different people with competing interests,” he said, adding:
Silicon Valley people bring a lot of talent, a lot of IQ, a lot of money, and a lot of cultural influence. [MAGA] It's a movement that requires a lot of things, given the way power politics works…What's happening on Twitter right now is that people are seriously trying to define what the terms of that fight are going to be.
“That's perfectly reasonable,” he added.
The battle over white-collar immigration began with an incident. Tweet from December 23rd The remarks from US technology workers prompted strong condemnation from pro-Trump investors in Silicon Valley, including Elon Musk.
But some of those investors quickly backed out, hinting at future collaboration with Americans who oppose mass migration to white-collar jobs.
of Tweet from December 23rd American technology workers criticized the appointment of Indian immigrant Sriram Krishnan to the White House Office of Science and Technology. his ““PET issues expand the H-1B visa program and eliminate country caps on green cards,” the group said, opposing a massive influx into white-collar technical jobs held by Americans. are.
The tweet was slammed by David Sachs, who was appointed White House advisor for artificial intelligence. he Posted: “It's hard to say what's going on here, but if there's anything I've seen, it seems like a rift.”
December 25th, Saxophone stepped back:”I fully trust you @StephenM Responsible for immigration policy at the White House. What I am against is a baseless witch hunt against Americans who are suitable for the role of AI advisors. ”
On December 24, investor Joe Lonsdale defended Krishnan, saying, “We need to hire the best and brightest.” [migrants] And let's build the best company. ” Two days later he said, tweeted “Illegal immigration is a 25 times bigger problem. Let's tackle it seriously.”
Elon Musk It seemed like there was a reversal In a Dec. 25 tweet, after portraying Americans as disposable members of the economic team, he said:
There are far too few highly talented and highly motivated engineers in the United States. Think of this like a professional sports team. If you want your team to win championships, you need to recruit top talent everywhere. By doing so, the entire team can win.
But musk tweeted December 26th: “Perhaps this is a useful explanation. What I am saying is that for America to continue to win, it is essential that the top 0.1% of engineering talent come through legal immigration.” That is to say.”
But libertarian advocates for mass immigration ridiculed opponents of investors' use of foreign workers. “Purge those bastards who oppose Indian immigration.” [so] The next time there's a pandemic, they won't be here to stop people from getting vaccinated. ” tweeted Author Richard Hanania.
The online outburst has hit American expertise amid tech investors' global orientation and focus on economic interests (often through immigration) and media silence. It highlighted a deep contrast with many Americans' hostility toward white-collar immigrants.
The conflict has intensified since 1990, when tech companies began importing millions of medium-skilled foreign graduates, mostly Indians.
The massive influx of IB visa workers has drastically reduced salaries and career opportunities for millions of American graduates. Since 2008, salaries for US technology graduates have remained flat, even as company stock prices have soared.
Under President Joe Biden, the influx of foreign workers continues to grow. That's because his lawmakers are welcoming more white-collar immigrants through uncapped H-1B, J-1, L-1, H4EAD, TN, O-1, OPT, and CPT. Work Permit Program.
Currently, foreign visa workers hold at least 1.5 million white-collar jobs, and about 3 million already have green cards, citizenship, and a field once dominated by the Americans who founded the field. He has earned a deferred bonus for his career.
The influx of technology immigrants has also helped companies outsource the jobs of millions of professionals to India and other countries, where wages are lower and regulatory compliance is looser.
