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Musk and Ramaswamy ignite MAGA war over skilled immigration and American ‘mediocrity’

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.

TrumpworldwarriorsElonMuskandVivekRamaswamyhaveignitedanintra-MAGAbattlewiththeirproposalstoincreaseimmigrationvisasforhigh-skillworkers. MuskandRamaswamy,whohavebeentappedbyPresident-electDonaldTrumptoleadhisDepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency(DOGE),arguedthatAmericanculturehasnotprioritizededucationenough,andthereforeforeignworkersareneededfortechcompanieslikeMusk’sSpaceXandTesla.  Thepairsawtheirconservativeswayskyrocketthroughoutthe2024electionastheygrewclosertoTrump,butthewealthybusinessmennowfindthemselvesbuttingheadswithTrump’smostardentbasethatwantstoseeTrumpmakegoodonpromisesofimmigrationrestrictionsandpromotingtheU.S.laborforce.  TrumprestrictedaccesstoforeignworkervisasduringhisfirstadministrationandhascritiquedtheH-1Bvisasprogram,whichallowsU.S.companiestohireforeignworkersinspecialtyoccupations.   “Thereisapermanentshort