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There is two very good news that has emerged from the infighting over H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers in Trump World this week. The first happy accident is that tensions are already easing, much to the chagrin of liberals who hoped they were witnessing a permanent schism.
The second, even better fact, is that both sides of the admittedly enthusiastic debate have listened, compromised, and come up with a better, clearer set of positions for the Republican Party moving forward.
A side by side of Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk. (Getty Images/AP Images)
In the red corner, we had the twin heads of the Department of Government Efficiency, Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk, who at first appeared to call for the expansion of the H-1B visa program that allows employers to use foreign labor when they cannot find qualified Americans. .
In the other red corner, we had Steve Bannon and a group of prominent America First supporters practically calling for an end to the skilled foreign worker program, a policy that would undoubtedly cause considerable chaos and disruption.
On Saturday, President-elect Trump weighed in, telling the New York Post that he likes the visa program and uses it himself, but does not support any expansion. And this is, of course, the same Trump who Fired Tennessee Valley Authority board members for using foreign workers instead of Americans.
By Sunday morning, while parents were quietly sipping coffee and scrolling through the news on their phones and the kids were getting a little more sleep before church, things had calmed down considerably in this impromptu intramural immigration debate.
For his part, Ramaswamy, after an ill-advised post on to focus your gaze on the real problem at hand.
The only real losers from this brouhaha are the Democrats and liberal talking heads who hoped they were watching MAGA fall apart.
Meanwhile, Musk arguably went even further to the heart of the matter, posting Saturday night that the excesses of the H-1B visa program are “easily fixed by significantly increasing the minimum wage and adding an annual cost to maintain the H-1B visa”. which makes it materially more expensive to hire abroad than in the country.
Or as an ally of Musk and head of Trump’s Artificial Intelligence office David Sacks put it‘Elon has said that the H1B visa should be reviewed, that it should focus on exceptional talent in high-value areas and that scams and low-paying jobs should end. This does not mean that there are still no differences, but there are fewer than what seemed at first. “It’s time to move forward as one team.”
This is music to the ears of the America First audience and great news for the young American architect or graphic designer who just wants a level playing field, where he doesn’t lose again and again to cheap foreign competition.
Meanwhile, the Bannonists, who have been on Trump’s side from the start a decade ago, are softening their attacks on newcomers Ramaswamy and Musk, and appreciate that everyone is on the same team.
The only real losers from this brouhaha are the Democrats and liberal talking heads who hoped they were watching MAGA fall apart. While Republicans work out their differences, instead of eating popcorn, the left is eating crow.
There are some lessons to be learned from recent upsets. At one point, some in the pro-H-1B group, and some on the left, accused those opposed of anti-South Asian racism, a terrible lie and an even worse message. Fortunately, this did not last long.
And it’s important that the generally leftist tactic of pointing and shouting racism didn’t work because these are exactly the fights that make our foreign enemies drool with their trolling bot farms on social media, and they were working overtime to divide Americans this week.
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Fortunately, it failed.
In the end, tempers cooled and the discourse leaned toward sympathy and good faith. What we are left with is a fruitful and extensive debate on a nuanced issue.
Of course, America wants to attract the best and brightest to help chart a technological course for the future, but we also don’t want to tell a truck driver that the kid he sends to college will be passed over for a cheaper price. foreign counterparts.
The opportunity to balance these concerns about attracting the best from elsewhere, without overburdening our own citizens’ ability to achieve, is before us. Compromise really is possible. It may not always seem like a church social gathering, it may get a little rough around the edges, but as a wise man once said, “politics is not a poof.”
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Trump will take office in about three weeks, and it bodes well for his next four years as president that those he serves and supports can not only argue vigorously, but also come together with honest give-and-take when necessary.
The H-1B battle turned out not to be a crisis in MAGAland, but rather a roadmap for compromise and competent governance.
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