Elon Musk and Laura Loomer, a prominent pro-Trump figure, engaged in a heated online dispute over Donald Trump's immigration policy. The conflict arose after Trump appointed Sriram Krishan, a tech entrepreneur who supports policies that facilitate skilled worker immigration, as his senior policy advisor on AI. Loomer, known for her nationalist views, criticized Krishan's stance and Musk's support for it, leading to a rare clash between Musk and his far-right supporters.
We may be seeing some of the first major fissures forming in the dalliance between Donald Trump and his billionaire backer Elon Musk .
The debacle saw Musk receive rare pushback from his far-right supporters for advocating laxer immigration policy to court skilled foreign workers, and culminated with Loomer, who has over 1.4 million followers on X,by the platform's billionaire owner for espousing her nationalist views. The infighting could augur a growing rift between the tech figures who have come to support Trump and the extreme right wing of his base.
At any rate, such visas, which provide what's known as H-1B nonimmigrant status, are essential to the tech industry and others that depend on a steady supply of eager-to-work, highly educated professionals from abroad to perform very technical jobs.
For one, Musk's post received major pushback from followers questioning his dedication to supporting "real" Americans.
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