Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, co-chair of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), sparked a controversy by defending foreign worker visas as essential for American innovation. Their stance drew criticism from some of Trump's most ardent supporters and immigration hawks who want to restrict even legal immigration into the US.
Elon Musk engaged in a heated debate Thursday with supporters of former President Donald Trump's MAGA movement over foreign worker visas . Musk, alongside Vivek Ramaswamy , co-chair of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), argued that the visa program is crucial for American innovation. The billionaire DOGE leaders criticized some of Trump's most loyal backers and immigration restrictionists the day after Christmas. Musk stated that bringing in the top 0.
1% of engineering talent through legal immigration is essential for America to maintain its global leadership. This sparked a clash with members of the MAGA movement who advocate for limiting even legal immigration into the US. Ramaswamy further fueled the debate by claiming that American culture prioritizes mediocrity over excellence, citing examples like favoring prom queens over math Olympiad champions. He argued that this cultural preference allows countries like China to retain talented engineers while the US loses its top recruits
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