Steve Bannon blasted foreign work visa programs for their “contempt” for Americans just hours before President-elect Donald Trump – his former White Hoouse boss – came out in favor of them.
Bannon trashed Elon Musk as a “toddler” on Friday on his show amid infighting among Trump supporters about legal immigration and H-1B visas. One side of the argument would like to see all or most immigration halted.
Musk is in the camp that wants to continue to import skilled laborers from other countries and has stated he would not have ascended to his status in business (or now government) without work visa programs.
In one comment on X (formerly Twitter), Musk wrote Saturday, “The reason I’m in America along with so many critical people who built SpaceX, Tesla and hundreds of other companies that made America strong is because of H1B. Take a big step back and FUCK YOURSELF in the face. I will go to war on this issue the likes of which you cannot possibly comprehend.”
Elon has said that H1B should be overhauled, that it should focus on exceptional talent in high-value areas, and that the scams and low-pay jobs should end. This is not to say there aren’t still differences but less than it first appeared. Time to move forward as one team. https://t.co/TzviYH4wt4
— David Sacks (@DavidSacks) December 29, 2024
Easily fixed by raising the minimum salary significantly and adding a yearly cost for maintaining the H1B, making it materially more expensive to hire from overseas than domestically.
I’ve been very clear that the program is broken and needs major reform.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 29, 2024
I do not wish to expand the H1B visa cap. Neither did Sriram. Check the timeline if you want to know what happened. I agree we’re on the same team, let’s just move forward.
— David Sacks (@DavidSacks) December 29, 2024
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