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Trump defends foreign worker visas, siding with Musk amid MAGA backlash

Headline from ABC 11 Raleigh, on the newest of 2 developments

What is an H-1B visa? Donald Trump on Saturday defended the US visa program that allows highly skilled foreign workers to immigrate to the country.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Musk and Ramaswamy defend foreign worker visas, sparking MAGA backlash

    Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri ·

  2. Newest

    Trump defends foreign worker visas, siding with Musk amid MAGA backlash

    Headline from ABC 11 Raleigh ·

Reports & sources

54 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Examiner

    Trump base splits over Musk and Ramaswamy’s support for foreign worker visas (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Backlash came swiftly from MAGA supporters who want to see President-elect Donald Trump take a hard-line immigration policy with a mass deportation of illegal immigrants instead of an expansion of the H-1B program.

  2. The New Republic

    Steve Bannon Joins War Against Elon Musk as MAGA Implodes (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    Donald Trump’s biggest fans are at each other’s throats over immigration, and H-1B visas in particular.

  3. Deadline

    “That Pretty Much Sums It Up”: Elon Musk Defends H-1B Visas Amid Split Between Trump Tech Bros And MAGA ‘Right Right’ (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are on opposite sites from other MAGA figures when it comes to skilled workers

  4. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Musk and Ramaswamy defend foreign worker visas, sparking MAGA backlash (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    CNN By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Social media posts by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy arguing in favor of expanding the visa program for highly skilled workers have set off a debate among supporters of President-elect Donald Trump over how the program should fit into the incoming administration’s ag…

  5. Fox News

    Musk and Ramaswamy ignite MAGA war over skilled immigration and American 'mediocrity' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Trump world warriors Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have ignited an intra-MAGA battle with their proposals to increase immigration visas for high-skill workers.

  6. NBC4 Washington

    Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy expose rift with MAGA loyalists over immigrant tech workers (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    A multiday firestorm has erupted over comments made by two incoming advisers to President-elect Donald Trump about H-1B temporary worker visas.

  7. NBC News

    Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy open rift with MAGA loyalists over skilled worker visas (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A multi-day firestorm has erupted over comments made by two incoming advisers to President-elect Donald Trump about H-1B temporary worker visas, a carve-out for high-skilled workers that some in MAGA world say are taking American jobs.

  8. CBS News

    Musk and Ramaswamy are sparking a debate over the H-1B visa. Here (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are calling for the U.S. to admit more foreign tech workers. Not all Republicans agree with them.

  9. Washington Times

    Trump World turns on Musk, Ramaswamy over their use of special visas for foreign workers (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    President-elect Donald Trump's incoming government waste-cutters Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are catching heat from conservatives for the tech industry's use of foreign-born workers.

  10. Forbes

    Trump Weighs In On H-1B Visa Program Dividing MAGA World (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Until Saturday, Trump had been silent on the controversy sparked with his hiring of venture capitalist Sriram Krishnan for a role in his administration on Dec. 22.

  11. Digital Journal

    Trump sides with Musk in right-wing row over worker visas (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Trump's insistent calls for sharp curbs on immigration were central to his election victory in November over President Joe Biden.

  12. Newsweek

    Donald Trump shares view on H-1B visas amid MAGA civil war (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    I have always been in favor of the visas," the president-elect said

  13. The Hill

    Musk calls some MAGA supporters ‘contemptible fools’ as visa row intensifies (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Tech billionaire Elon Musk labeled a section of President-elect Trump supporters as “contemptible fools” as the online debate around visas for highly skilled workers on the right intensifies. A Trump world civil war has been brewing this week as Musk, and his “Department of Government Efficiency” (D…

  14. Washington Examiner

    Trump backs Musk and Ramaswamy on H-1B visas: ‘I’ve always liked the visas’ (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President-elect Donald Trump has weighed in on the debate that roiled his MAGA movement and split them in recent weeks: skilled immigration.

  15. The Guardian

    Trump sides with Musk on support for H-1B visas for foreign tech workers (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Remarks follow social media posts from Tesla and SpaceX CEO, who vowed to go to ‘war’ to defend program

  16. NBC News

    Trump says H-1B visa program is 'great' amid MAGA feud over tech workers (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    President-elect Donald Trump weighed in on a simmering feud among MAGA allies over H-1B worker visas, telling the New York Post that he supports the program, according to the outlet.

  17. The Hill

    Musk and MAGA are fighting over H-1B visas. How do they work? (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Tech mogul Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have faced backlash within President-elect Trump’s base after the two signaled their support for the H-1B work visa, a key program to attract international talent that’s been criticized as too complicated and susceptible to abuse.

  18. New York Post

    Exclusive | Trump supports immigration visas backed by Musk: ‘I have many H-1B visas on my properties’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    On Thursday Musk publicly agreed with a post from the account "Autism Capital" calling American workers "retarded."

  19. Newsweek

    Steve Bannon mocks Elon Musk in H-1B visa war: 'Toddler' (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The past few days have seen fierce rows within Trump's MAGA movement over H-1B migrant worker visas.

  20. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Trump defends foreign worker visas, siding with Musk amid MAGA backlash (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    What is an H-1B visa? Donald Trump on Saturday defended the US visa program that allows highly skilled foreign workers to immigrate to the country.

  21. Salon

    Trump backs immigration visas for skilled workers in Musk-MAGA feud (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    Trump appeared to take the side of Elon Musk, who has called for more skilled foreign-born workers

  22. Deutsche Welle

    Trump sides with Musk in right-wing visa debate – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    US President-elect Donald Trump says he had "always" supported the H-1B program, which is used to bring skilled workers to the US. It comes after Elon Musk drew the ire of immigration hardliners.

  23. Fox7 Austin

    Musk clashes with MAGA over H-1B visas: Where does Trump stand? (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    It appears Donald Trump is siding with Elon Musk in his very public dispute with some on the right about the use of H-1B visas for foreign workers.

  24. WHDH Boston

    Trump defends foreign worker visas, siding with Musk amid MAGA backlash - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday defended the visa program that allows highly skilled foreign workers to immigrate to the US, marking his first comments on an

  25. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Trump backs H-1B visas, aligning with Musk on immigration (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threw his weight behind H-1B visas, taking the side of Elon Musk in the squabble among conservatives over the program that allows foreigners with technical

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