Tension in Immigration Policy

A significant conflict has arisen within the Republican party regarding high-skilled immigration, particularly over the H-1B visa program. This debate was amplified by prominent figures like Elon Musk, who advocate for increasing the number of foreign-born workers in response to the tech sector's shortage of qualified candidates. The appointment of Sriram Krishnan as an AI advisor, who supports high-skilled immigration, sparked backlash from immigration restrictionists aligned with Trump, highlighting a divide between the technocrats and hardliners. Musk and his supporters argue that without these foreign workers, advancements in crucial fields like artificial intelligence and microchip design could suffer due to a lack of domestic expertise.