Musk Wants More Immigrant Engineers… and It’s Upsetting Trump’s Camp

Elon Musk stirs up trouble among Trump supporters

Elon Musk has caused a stir among Donald Trump’s supporters. His idea? Increase immigration to attract the best engineers in the world. Unsurprisingly, that doesn’t sit well with the anti-immigration faction of Trump’s coalition. Tensions are rising.

« America should recruit like a sports team »

On December 25, Musk stirred the pot on his platform X (formerly Twitter, for those not keeping up) (source: X/Twitter). His plan? Bring in the top 0.1% of global talent to save America’s tech industry. As he put it: « If you want your team to win the championship, you recruit the best players, no matter where they’re from. »

Vivek Ramaswamy, another billionaire in Trump’s orbit, jumped on the opportunity to criticize American culture, which he called « too mediocre » (source: X/Twitter). He even laid out his solution: « More science competitions on weekends, fewer Friends reruns » (source: X/Twitter).

The MAGA world erupts

It didn’t take long for conservatives to push back. Stephen Miller, Trump’s future deputy chief of staff, dug up an old speech where Trump praised American innovators: « We don’t need Musk or his visas to master electricity or invent the internet! » (source: X/Twitter).

Laura Loomer, an outspoken figure of the far-right, went even further: « These billionaires are going to destroy the America First agenda. They’re already putting ‘plants’ like Sriram Krishnan in the White House. » (source: X/Twitter).

Musk fires back and calls out racists

Musk isn’t one to stay silent. After facing backlash, he fired back on X, labeling some Trump supporters as « racist haters » and « stupid fools » (source: X/Twitter). But he didn’t stop there. Some conservative accounts mysteriously lost their verification badges (source: X/Twitter). The affected users cried « censorship » and « silencing, » but Musk brushed it off: « Accounts blocked by users automatically have their reach reduced. That’s not censorship, it’s just logic » (source: X/Twitter).

Trump caught in the crossfire

And Trump? Radio silence. He did crack a joke about « Musk not becoming president » (source: BBC News), but said nothing about the visa debate. Back in 2016, his stance was clear: H-1B visas were « a betrayal of American workers » (source: RFI). Today, with Musk and his billions in the picture, it’s hard to tell if Trump will stick to his old hardline approach or give in to Silicon Valley’s demands.

A coalition on the brink

Between Musk, who envisions the U.S. as a global incubator, and hardcore Trumpists dreaming of a giant border wall, the cracks are widening. With a president-elect stuck between two opposing visions, the coming months are bound to be eventful.

Stay tuned on The Pearl Daily: Will Trump pull off a balancing act? Who will win the visa war? Don’t miss the next episode of this unfolding saga!

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