In Musk vs MAGA civil war, Trump sides with Tesla CEO over H-1B visa debate
FirstpostUS President-elect Donald Trump sided with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in the H-1B visa debate following a series of back-and-forth tweets between the billionaire and the Maga supporters over the matter After days of bitter-in-fighting among his supporters, US President-elect Donald Trump finally gave his take on the ongoing debate about the H-1B visas. The altercation between Musk and Maga supporters kicked off after Trump appointed India-born Sriram Krishnan as the White House advisor on Artificial Intelligence. While Loomer called Krishnan’s appointment “deeply disturbing," several far-right activists argued that he might influence Trump’s immigration policies. However, the US tech industries rely heavily on the government’s H-1B visa program to hire foreign skilled workers to help run its companies, a labour force that critics say undercuts wages for American citizens.