A multiday firestorm has erupted over comments by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy about increasing H-1B temporary worker visas — a carve-out for high-skilled workers that some in MAGA world say are taking American jobs. The posts by the two, whom President-elect Donald Trump has tapped to co-lead his proposed Department of Government Efficiency, generated backlash among ardent MAGA supporters who want a hard-line approach to all forms of immigration. They've also exposed a chasm between a right-wing faction of some of Trump's closest allies and his supporters in the tech sector. |