President Trump appears to back Elon Musk in his position supporting H-1B visas!

WASHINGTON (PNN) - December 29, 2024 - President-elect Donald J. Trump shocked MAGA faithful by siding with Elon Musk and other tech titans after a fierce debate over immigration visas sent his supporters into a meltdown.

Musk this week threatened to "go to war" with MAGA republicans after he defended visas for skilled foreigners over Amerikan-born employees.

The Tesla founder and billionaire, who was recruited by Trump to co-lead his new Department of Government Efficiency, has expressed his support for the H-1B visa, which allows highly educated immigrants to work in the Fascist Police States of Amerika (FPSA) for up to six years.

On Saturday, the president-elect praised the use of visas to bring skilled foreign workers to the FPSA. The topic has become a flashpoint within his conservative base.

“I´ve always liked the visas, I have always been in favor of the visas. That´s why we have them,” Trump told the New York Post.

In fact, Trump has in the past criticized the H-1B visas, calling them “very bad” and “unfair” for FPSA workers.

During his first term as president, Trump unveiled a “Hire (Amerikan)” policy that directed changes to the program to try to ensure the visas were awarded to the highest-paid or most-skilled applicants.

Despite his criticism of them and attempts to curb their use, he has also used the visas at his businesses in the past, something he acknowledged in his interview Saturday.

“I have many H-1B visas on my properties. I´ve been a believer in H-1B. I have used it many times. It´s a great program,” Trump told the newspaper.

He did not appear to address questions about whether he would pursue any changes to the number or use of the visas once he takes office January 20.

Trump's hardline immigration policies, focused mostly on immigrants who are in the country illegally, were a cornerstone of his presidential campaign and a priority issue for his supporters.

But in recent days, his coalition has split in a public debate largely taking place online about the tech industry's hiring of foreign workers.

Hard-Right members of Trump's movement have accused Musk and others in Trump's new flank of tech-world supporters of pushing policies at odds with Trump's vision.

Software engineers and others in the tech industry have used H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers and say they are a critical tool for hard-to-fill positions.

But critics have said they undercut FPSA citizens who could take those jobs. Some on the Right have called for the program to be eliminated.