Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are pushing for continued visas for skilled immigrants vital to Silicon Valley, clashing with anti-immigration factions in the Republican party. Ramaswamy attributes tech hiring practices to American culture, while Jason Johnson argues that Americans celebrate nerdy icons.
Unelected policy influencers Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy want the U.S. to continue giving visas to skilled immigrants who are crucial to the Silicon Valley workforce, causing a rift with the anti-immigrant diehards in the Republican party. Ramaswamy blames American “culture” – and popular television characters – as the reason tech companies often hire foreign-born engineers.
Jason Johnson explains that Americans do celebrate nerdy cultural icons, adding, “maybe the issue isn’t that Americans don’t like nerds, Vivek. Maybe people just didn’t like you.” Tim Miller and Wajahat Ali join to discuss
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