Trump backs foreign worker visa program splitting his supporters
President-elect Donald Trump is weighing in on an immigration program for skilled workers that has divided his supporters in a
The H-1B visa program allows U.S. employers to temporarily hire foreign workers in specialty occupations.
In on Saturday, Trump said he has 바카라 게임 웹사이트always been in favor of the visas바카라 게임 웹사이트 and that he has used the program to hire for his businesses.
바카라 게임 웹사이트I have many H-1B visas on my properties. I바카라 게임 웹사이트ve been a believer in H-1B. I have used it many times. It바카라 게임 웹사이트s a great program,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump added.
Trump is appearing to side with billionaire Elon Musk, who was once on a H-1B visa, and other tech industry allies who support the program.
바카라 게임 웹사이트The number of people who are super talented engineers AND super motivated in the USA is far too low,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Musk wrote Wednesday in a post on his social media platform X. 바카라 게임 웹사이트Think of this like a pro sports team: if you want your TEAM to win the championship, you need to recruit top talent wherever they may be. That enables the whole TEAM to win.바카라 게임 웹사이트
But others in Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s base want to curtail the H-1B program. Critics argue it undercuts American workers and leads to lower wages.
Trump himself has previously been critical of the program. During his first term, he backed several policies limiting foreign worker visas.
바카라 게임 웹사이트I will end forever the use of the H-1B as a cheap labor program, and institute an absolute requirement to hire American workers first for every visa and immigration program. No exceptions,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump
The political rift is a preview of the debate that바카라 게임 웹사이트s likely to play out within the GOP in the early days of the Trump administration, as a Republican-controlled Congress is expected to take on immigration reform.
Trump didn바카라 게임 웹사이트t appear to address plans for H-1B visas in his interview Saturday.
Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s transition team didn바카라 게임 웹사이트t directly address emailed questions about potential reforms and whether Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s tech industry allies have swayed his views on the program. Instead, they Trump gave in 2020 about prominent figures in American history.
The online clash about foreign worker visas was fueled by Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s choice to name technology entrepreneur Sriram Krishnan as his senior policy adviser on artificial intelligence. Krishnan has previously called for removing caps on green cards and other policies to 바카라 게임 웹사이트unlock skilled immigration.바카라 게임 웹사이트
During his most recent campaign, Trump said that he would support automatic green cards for international students who graduate from American colleges and universities.
It comes as foreign-born workers are playing a big role in the development of AI. According to an analysis from the National Foundation for American Policy, immigrants co-founded more than half of the top AI companies in the United States.
