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Donald Trump has hailed the H-1B visa program for expert employees as “nice” claiming to have at all times been in favor of it.
Chatting with The New York Publish, the president-elect sided with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, after they each defended the necessity for hiring abroad employees in tech, engineering, and different sectors.
Ramaswamy, who will lead the skin fee referred to as the Division of Authorities Effectivity alongside Musk, stated on X that US tradition instilled the incorrect values in its younger: “A tradition that celebrates the promenade queen over the mathematics olympiad champ, or the jock over the valedictorian, won’t produce the very best engineers.”
“There’s a everlasting scarcity of wonderful engineering expertise,” Musk wrote on Wednesday on X. “It’s the basic limiting consider Silicon Valley.”
Their statements triggered pushback from “America First” hardliners, together with Steve Bannon. They need strict immigration management and a livid confrontation erupted on social media.
In a submit on Gettr, Bannon advised Fox Information it wanted to select a facet within the feud: “Both stand with American citizen employees or with globalist elitist tech oligarchs who feast on overseas indentured servants.”
Bannon tells Fox Information to decide on a facet in MAGA immigration feud
Steve Bannon railed towards Fox Information this morning following the efforts of the Fox & Pals Weekend co-hosts to “tip-toe” via the minefield that’s authorized immigration in MAGA world amid the feud that erupted this week.
“Select a Facet: Both Stand with American Citizen Employees or with Globalist Elitist Tech Oligarchs Who Feast on International Indentured Servants …Easy.”
Oliver O’Connell29 December 2024 18:26
Fox Information hosts ‘tip toe’ via MAGA visa feud minefield
Over on Fox Information this morning, the co-hosts of Fox & Pals Weekend had been confronted with the tough job of navigating the feud that has damaged out in MAGA world over H-1B visas for extremely expert immigrants.
“America First” acolytes on the far-right need strict draconian immigration measures when Donald Trump takes workplace in January for each unlawful and authorized migrants.
In distinction, the Silicon Valley “tech bro” contingent led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy that backed his election desires higher authorized immigration routes such because the H-1B program to fill expertise gaps.
Yesterday afternoon, President-elect Donald Trump got here out in assist of Musk and the latter possibility.
Rachel Campos-Duffy claimed that Trump popping out in favor of the H-1B visa program on Saturday when he had beforehand been towards it, “left lots of people confused”.
Charlie Harm remarked, “The concept of getting a program that enables an Elon Musk to return into the nation, I don’t assume anyone has an issue with that, and positively Donald Trump doesn’t have an issue with that. The issue with this system is that it’s been so abused and become a system the place it’s designed for large tech employers to get, possibly not low cost labor, however cheaper labor.”
Later within the section, Will Cain tried to place a human face on the problem by including, “We’re not an algorithm. We’re not an organization. We’re a rustic. We’re a nation. We’re a folks. And that function of that nation is to serve People.”
Campos-Duffy then recommended that tech CEOs similar to Musk might need to pay American tech employees a extra engaging wage and pay themselves rather less…
When you restrict these visas and solely carry within the Elon Musks and the actually distinctive folks, what you’re going to see is that there’s a tighter market and the wages must be — you’ll must pay wages that younger math college students like my son-in-law, who’s married and has to assist a household, would need to be a part of. And which will imply, guys, guess what? Fox Information alert! It might imply that massive tech bosses make rather less cash they usually must pay their employees a little bit higher. I feel all of us can be okay with that.
She added that the federal authorities ought to put money into academic alternatives in underserved communities to coach the following era to take the roles at present being stuffed by expert immigrants.
Oliver O’Connell29 December 2024 18:18
Trump sides with Elon Musk in MAGA immigration feud over H-1B visas
Talking by cellphone with The New York Publish on Saturday, the president-elect stated: “I’ve at all times favored the visas, I’ve at all times been in favor of the visas. That’s why now we have them.”
He added: “I’ve many H-1B visas on my properties. I’ve been a believer in H-1B. I’ve used it many occasions. It’s an ideal program.”
Andrew Georgeson29 December 2024 18:10
Watch: GOP Rep. Lawler agrees with Trump and Musk — H-1B visas have been helpful to financial system
“We’d like immigration … we want a system targeted on our financial wants.”
Oliver O’Connell29 December 2024 17:55
Elon Musk backs German far-right occasion in editorial; paper’s opinion editor resigns
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk brought about uproar after backing Germany’s far-right occasion in a significant newspaper forward of key parliamentary elections within the Western European nation, resulting in the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor in protest.
Germany is to vote in an early election on Feb. 23 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party governing coalition collapsed final month in a dispute over find out how to revitalize the nation’s stagnant financial system.
Watch: Former Trump NSA says local weather change makes Greenland strategically essential
Former Nationwide Safety Adviser Robert O’Brien appeared on Sunday Morning Futures on Fox Information at present to clarify the rationale for President-elect Donald Trump’s curiosity in Greenland.
He argues that Denmark is now on the frontline of the confrontation with Russia given the strategic significance of the Arctic territory.
O’Brien goes on to counsel that Greenland can change into a part of Alaska.
One cause for Greenland’s more and more essential strategic location is seemingly… local weather change.
Oliver O’Connell29 December 2024 17:25
GOP Governor defends Musk over conflicts of curiosity
Republican New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu argued that Elon Musk is simply too rich to have a battle of curiosity relating to his companies and his affect over the incoming Trump administration throughout an look on On CNN’s State of the Union.
BASH: One of many considerations is that Elon Musk has billions tied up in govt contracts. You do not see a battle of curiosity?
CHRIS SUNUNU: Everybody has a battle of curiosity
B: However that is a reasonably large one
SUNUNU: He is so wealthy he is faraway from the potential monetary affect pic.twitter.com/78VHFRUgRU
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 29, 2024
Andrew Georgeson29 December 2024 17:10
Man accused of attacking TV reporter and yelling ‘That is Trump’s America now’
A Colorado man is going through potential bias-motivated prices for allegedly attacking a tv information reporter after demanding to know whether or not he was a citizen, saying “That is Trump’s America now,” in keeping with court docket paperwork.
Patrick Thomas Egan, 39, was arrested Dec. 18 in Grand Junction, Colorado, after police say he adopted KKCO/KJCT reporter Ja’Ronn Alex’s automobile for round 40 miles (64 kilometers) from the Delta space. Alex advised police that he believed he had been adopted and attacked as a result of he’s Pacific Islander.
ICYMI: Steve Bannon mocks ‘toddler’ Elon Musk after he tells X person to ‘f*** your self’ over visa bust-up
As Musk doubled down on his assist for H1-B work visas and criticism of American employees, Bannon posted on the social media platform Gettr: “Somebody please notify ‘Little one Protecting Companies’— must do a ‘wellness verify’ on this toddler.”
The previous Trump adviser and Warfare Room podcast host made the submit in response to Musk telling a critic of his stance on immigration to “f*** your self within the face.”
Oliver O’Connell29 December 2024 15:10
Trump claims Invoice Gates requested to return to Mar-a-Lago
In an early morning submit on Friday, Trump recommended the Microsoft co-founder had requested to return to Mar-a-Lago. The 78-year-old Republican inspired him to go to.
Kelly Rissman stories on the weird submit.
Oliver O’Connell29 December 2024 14:10