Musk and Ramaswamy clash with MAGA loyalists on worker visas

Two of President-elect Trump’s advisers, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, are facing backlash from MAGA supporters over H-1B visas, which allow companies in the U.S. to hire high-skilled international workers. NBC’s Allie Raffa reports for TODAY.

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Musk, Ramaswamy spar with Trump supporters over H-1B work visas

Musk and Ramaswamy have found themselves at odds with some of Trump's supporters over their support for H-1B visas, which allow foreign professionals to work in America.
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President-elect Donald Trump weighed in on a simmering feud among MAGA allies over H-1B worker visas, telling the New York Post that he supports the program, according to the outlet.
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Trump sides with Musk on support for H-1B visas for foreign tech workers

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Trump Backers, Including Elon Musk, Clash With Far Right Over Immigrant Workers and H-1B Visas

A fierce dispute erupted in the president-elect’s camp between immigration hard-liners and tech industry leaders including Elon Musk.
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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 ...
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Musk calls some MAGA supporters ‘contemptible fools’ as visa row intensifies

Tech billionaire Elon Musk labeled a section of President-elect Trump supporters as “contemptible fools” as the online debate around visas for highly skilled workers on the right intensifies. A ...
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Musk and MAGA are fighting over H-1B visas. How do they work?

Tech mogul Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have faced backlash within President-elect Trump's base after the two signaled their support for the H-1B work visa, a key program to attract international ...
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Here's what the H-1B visa debate with Musk and Ramaswamy is about

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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 ...
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