For the second time in two weeks, the President-Elect has been playing catchup with the dynamic Elon Musk. Musk is a big supporter of the H-1B visa, going so far as to say on X (formerly Twitter), “Take a big step back and eff YOURSELF in the face. I will go to war on this issue the likes of which you cannot possibly comprehend.” Musk seemed pretty committed to the visas.
Many MAGA supporters want tighter immigration laws, which would include reducing or eliminating the H-1B program. After several days, someone roused the President-Elect who then called the New York Post in support of Musk and the H1-B program. “I’ve always liked the visas, I have always been in favor of the visas….I have many H-1B visas on my properties.” Trump seems pretty committed to the visas.
Like many Trump related statements, that’s not entirely true. In 2016 he ran on a platform that would “forever end the use of the H-1B as a cheap labor program.” Musk has also backtracked a little saying “I’ve been clear that the program is broken and needs major reform and I’m confident that the changes made in the @realDonaldTrump administration will make America much stronger.”. The important thing is Trump and Musk have finally gotten on the same page. They both seem to like that.