Scott Jennings brings together the Elon Musk and ‘America worker First’ factions of the H-1B visa debate to a common resolution.

Tech magnate Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy sparked a heated online debate over the contentious H-1B visa program, putting them at odds with MAGA hardliners who see high-skilled immigration as a threat to American workers. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows U.S. employers to hire foreign workers in specialty occupations requiring specialized knowledge and a bachelor’s degree or higher. These occupations often include fields like IT, engineering, mathematics, and medicine.

On Christmas Day, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who will soon head President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), clashed with the MAGA movement over the contentious H-1B visa program and immigration. The controversy erupted after entrepreneur Mario Nawfal highlighted a critical shortage of engineering talent in the United States, citing a skyrocketing demand for AI experts and a projected need for 160,000 engineers in the semiconductor industry by 2032.

Musk responded with a now-viral post, arguing that the U.S. needs “double” the current number of engineers, lamenting a “dire shortage of extremely talented and motivated” American professionals. Musk compared America’s need for high-skilled immigrants to professional sports teams recruiting top players from around the world.

“The number of people who are super talented engineers AND super motivated in the USA is far too low,” Musk wrote. “Think 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.”

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Jennings brings together Elon Musk & ‘America worker First’ factions of the H-1B visa debate