Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and X, has reversed his stance on the H-1B visa program, now advocating for major reform after previously defending it vehemently. Musk argues the current system is 'broken' and proposes raising the minimum salary requirement and adding a yearly maintenance cost to make hiring foreign workers more expensive compared to domestic employees.
Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk has shifted his stance on the H-1B visa program, now calling for a “major reform” of the system just days after vowing to “go to war” in a fiery defense of the immigration program. In a surprising reversal, Elon Musk has labeled the H-1B visa system as “broken” on Sunday and said it needs significant changes, despite loudly defending the program which allows skilled foreign workers to be employed in the U.S.
The Tesla chief had clashed with supporters of former President Donald Trump in recent days over the issue of H-1B visas and immigration. Responding to a post on X, the social media platform he owns, Musk said he has been “very clear” that the current H-1B program is dysfunctional and requires a major overhaul. Musk outlined what he sees as an “easy fix” for the system’s flaws. The billionaire entrepreneur suggested significantly raising the minimum salary requirement for obtaining an H-1B visa. This would make it more costly for companies to hire workers from overseas compared to employing American citizens. “Easily fixed by raising the minimum salary significantly and adding a yearly cost for maintaining the H1B, making it materially more expensive to hire from overseas than domestically,” Musk wrote. Musk had previously lashed out at criticism of H-1B visas, warning of a “MAGA civil war” and vowing to “go to war” over the H-1B issue. He argued that bringing top engineering talent to the U.S. was “essential for America to keep winning.” Ramaswamy, the son of Indian immigrants, echoed Musk’s earlier sentiments. One X user on Friday stated, “Let’s optimize H1-B,” a reference to Musk’s belief that things that should not exist should not be optimized. “The reason I’m in America along with so many critical people who built SpaceX, Tesla and hundreds of other companies that made America strong is because of H1B,” Musk raged in response to the X user. “Take a big step back and FUCK YOURSELF in the fac
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