A MAGA ‘Civil War’ over H-1B visas

Friday, December 27, 2024

The online rift over the H-1B skilled-worker visa program signifies a potential wedge between Trump's core base and his new Silicon Valley supporters.

Posted by lee_the_agent at 10:28 AM | 10 COMMENTS | permalink

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Ramaswamy said in an X post on Thursday that the reason technology companies hire foreign-born engineers is because "American culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence for way too long," drawing criticism from notable pro-Trump personalities.

Brenden Dilley, a pro-Trump podcaster, shot back to Ramaswamy's post. "I always love when these tech bros flat out tell you that they have zero understanding of American culture and then have the gall to tell you that YOU are the problem with America," he wrote.

Loomer, who has 1.4 million followers on X, sparred with Musk over his support of the H-1B program, questioning the skills of Indian programmers at X because of glitches during a May live event on the site kicking off Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's presidential campaign. ("Loomer is trolling for attention. Ignore." Musk said on X.)

Loomer said she hopes the feud with Silicon Valley changes Trump's views.
"Looking forward to the inevitable divorce between President Trump and Big Tech," she said on X. "Let's pray this fake Big Tech love fest' with Trump ends sooner rather than later."

#1 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2024-12-27 10:30 AM

Elon just said he agrees he thinks MAGA is retarded.

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#2 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2024-12-27 10:35 AM

This one is better

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#3 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2024-12-27 10:36 AM

@#1 ... "American culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence for way too long," ...

Given the GOP's apparent dislike of education, the GOP seems unlikely to be the ones who fix what Mr Ramaswamy states.

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-27 12:26 PM

You mean MAGA isn't prepared to step into these skilled jobs on day one?

How about after the concentration camps deport all those migrants and a few tens-of-thousands American citizens?

NO? Well, then.....Damn, you people should have planned your lives better.

#5 | Posted by Zed at 2024-12-27 12:42 PM

The latest estimate is that it's gonna cost $86 billion to deport 11 million immigrants.

So ...

Time for a tax cut for the millionaires and billionaires!

#6 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-12-27 12:58 PM

Elon just said he agrees he thinks MAGA is retarded.

They are, we see it everyday when they post on the DR.

Bigger group of gullible idiots there never was.

#7 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-12-27 01:48 PM

I thought it would take longer before MAGA learned they were being used.

Problem is, they still think they have the answers and should have an outsized say in the future direction of this country.

Right now, Vivek and Elon are taking the brunt of it, but it will get spicy when it becomes clear Trump isn't onboard with their views either.

I'm almost starting to think the MAGA base is being put through intentional cycles of hope and despair/anger on purpose. First, it was to rile them up and keep them voting to gain power. Now, it's to get them to start getting too uppity, allowing the seizure of significant "emergency" power while creating an excuse to cull the most heavily armed and lowest IQ among us.

#8 | Posted by jpw at 2024-12-29 12:35 AM

#8 | Posted by jpw at 2024-12-29 12:35 AM | Reply | Flag

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Disagreements and arguments are what makes the free world go 'round. The clowns you support didn't even have a primary.

#9 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2024-12-30 12:03 AM

@#9 ... Disagreements and arguments are what makes the free world go 'round. ...

Oh I agree.

But when such disagreements occur so publicly among the Pres-elect, his advisors and against the apparent base of voters who put them into office ...

Yeah, that seems to me to be a wholly different problem.

What say ye to that?

#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-30 01:03 AM

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