Billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, advising President-elect Donald Trump on federal spending, are urging him to increase the number of foreign tech workers in the US. Their stance has ignited a clash among Trump supporters, with some arguing for more H-1B visas for skilled workers while others contend it undermines American jobs. The debate resurfaced after Musk, a former H-1B visa holder, and Ramaswamy defended the tech industry's need to attract foreign talent, claiming a shortage of skilled engineers in the US.
Billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy may be advising President-elect Donald Trump on cutting federal spending but they also have some advice for him about the U.S. workforce, urging his next administration to bring in more foreign tech workers.
Citizenship and Immigration Services says the H-1B visa is geared toward professionals with a 'theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge,' and who have a bachelor's degree or higher in their field. Those professionals also need to have been offered a temporary job by a U.S.
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