Trump Steps Into Skilled-Work Visa Clash, Saying They’re ‘Great’
- President-elect’s backers in heated argument over H-1B visas
- Musk bucks rightist activist, says Silicon Valley needs talent
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President-elect Donald Trump entered the fray in a debate over immigration policy that’s dividing his supporters, telling the New York Post he favors a visa program for highly skilled workers that Elon Musk has strongly defended.
Musk is among tech leaders stoking a social-media storm this week over how to bring top talent to the US — revealing friction between Trump’s Silicon Valley supporters and anti-immigration sentiment that helps fuel his base.