Trump supports Elon Musk in a dispute over an American visa program
US President-elect, Donald Trump, announced yesterday his support and support for billionaire Elon Musk, in a dispute over the use of the H-1B visa program, which allows companies to employ foreign workers in the field of technology.
Trump stressed For his full support for the program, which some of his supporters oppose.
Trump’s statements came after Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, published posts on social media threatening… In which “war” is waged. In defense of the H-1B visa program.
Trump, who moved to limit the use of visas during his first term, told the New York Post on Saturday that he supports the program.
He added Trump told the newspaper: “I have a large number of H-1B visas on my property. I support H-1B visas, and have used them many times.” It’s a wonderful program.”
Musk said, in a post on the X platform, on Friday evening: “The reason I am in America with so many important people who founded Space H-1B program.
He added: “I will wage a war that no one can imagine in defense of this country.” The case».
H-1B visa
Musk, a US citizen born in South Africa, received an H-1B visa, and his electric car company Tesla received 724 visas this year.
H-1B visas are usually valid for 3 years, but holders can extend them or apply for residency.
This dispute erupted last week after far-right activists criticized Trump’s choice of Sriram Krishnan, an American businessman of Indian origin, as an artificial intelligence advisor, saying that he would have Impact on immigration policies in the next US administration.
Musk’s post was directed at Trump supporters and those with hard-line stances on immigration issues, who are increasingly pressing for the cancellation of the visa program. H-1B.
Trump has pledged to deport all immigrants who are in the United States illegally, impose tariffs to help create more jobs for American citizens, and impose strict restrictions on immigration.< /p>
The technology industry in the United States relies on the H-1B visa program to hire highly skilled foreign workers to help run companies, but critics say these workers negatively affect… Wages of American citizens.
Musk spent more than a quarter of a billion dollars to help Trump win the elections that took place in November.
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