Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy expose rift with MAGA loyalists over immigrant tech workers
A multiday firestorm has erupted over comments made by two incoming advisers to President-elect Donald Trump about H-1B temporary worker visas, a carve-out for high-skilled workers who some in the MAGA world say are taking American jobs.
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Trump says H-1B visa program is 'great' amid MAGA feud over tech workers
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Trump advisers Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy open rift over immigrant worker visas
A rift has opened up in President-elect Trump's inner circle of supporters after over comments made by two of his incoming advisers, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, about H-1B temporary worker ...NBC News - 17h -
Trump says H-1B visa program is 'great' amid MAGA feud over tech workers
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