President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday appeared to side with Elon Musk in a heated debate among his supporters over skilled worker visas New York Post he “always liked the visas”.
The comments came like Trump loyalists rage against each other on-line for days compared to the H-1B visas. Immigration hardliners, including Trump supporters like Laura Loomer and Steve Bannon, advocate an “America First” agenda focused on creating more jobs for American citizens.
But Musk, the world's richest man, and other tech titans have long supported the H-1B visa program, which allows companies to hire skilled workers from abroad. You argued, like Musk posted Earlier this week, he said that “there is a severe shortage of extremely talented and motivated engineers in America.”
In another post late Saturday evening: Musk added: “The reason I am in America along with so many critical people who built SpaceX, Tesla and hundreds of other companies that have made America strong is because of H1B.” He added: “Take a big step back and fuck yourself in the face. I will go to war over this matter that you absolutely cannot imagine.”
In response, Bannon, who served as Trump's chief strategist, said: called Musk “a toddlerSocial media platform Gettr said: “Please notify someone to notify Child Protective Services – they need to do a 'health check.' about this toddler” and a link to Musk’s tweet.
Shortly afterward, Trump spoke on the phone with Jon Levine of the New York Post and told him: “I've always been pro-visas. That’s why we have them.”
Trump added that he has “many H-1B visas for my properties.” I believed in H1-B. I have used it many times. It’s a great program.”
It was not immediately clear what properties Trump was referring to that are based on the H-1B program. Its golf courses and clubs, including Mar-a-Lago, have long been dependent on foreign workers They came to the United States under the H-2B program to work as housekeepers and cooks. The H-2B visa program allows employers to import unskilled workers from abroad for temporary jobs when no skilled U.S. workers want the jobs.