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There is two very good news that came out of the infighting over H-1B visas for foreign skilled workers in Trump World this week. The first happy coincidence was that tensions were already easing, to the great dismay of the liberals who hoped to see a permanent schism.
The second, even better development is that both sides of this admittedly heated debate listened, compromised, and arrived at a better, clearer set of positions for the Republican Party going forward.
A side by side of Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk. (Getty Images/AP Images)
In the red corner, we had the two heads of the Department of Government Efficiency, Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk, who initially appeared to call for expansion of the H-1B visa program that allows employers to use of foreign labor when they cannot find qualified Americans. .
In the other red corner, we had Steve Bannon and a host of prominent America First supporters virtually calling for an end to the Skilled Foreign Worker Program, a policy that would undoubtedly cause chaos and disruption considerable.
SATURDAY, President-elect Trump spoke outsort of, telling the New York Post that he likes the visa program and uses it himself, but doesn’t endorse any expansion. And it is of course the same Trump who fired Tennessee Valley Authority board members for using foreign workers rather than Americans.
On Sunday morning, as parents quietly sipped coffee and spied on the news on their phones, and the kids got a little extra sleep before church, things had calmed considerably in this impromptu intramural debate on immigration .
For his part, Ramaswamy, after an ill-advised X post Criticizing American families this week for having more sleepovers and movie nights than their South Asian counterparts, he stepped back from his cultural high ground and reoriented himself to the real issue at hand.
The only real losers in the wake of this brouhaha are the Democrats and liberal talking heads who hoped to see MAGA tear itself apart.
Meanwhile, Musk arguably got even deeper to the heart of the problem, posting Saturday night that the excesses of the H-1B visa program are “easily resolved by significantly raising the minimum wage and adding an annual cost for maintaining of the H-1B.” which makes it significantly more expensive to hire abroad than in the country. »
Or as Musk’s ally and head of Trump’s artificial intelligence office David Sacks said it“Elon said H1B should be overhauled, that it should focus on exceptional talent in high-value fields, and that scams and low-paying jobs should end. That’s not to say he doesn’t There are no differences yet, but they are less than it seemed at the start. It is time to move forward as a 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 they don’t lose out again and again to cheap foreign competition.
Meanwhile, the Bannonists, who were with Trump from the very beginning a decade ago, are easing their attacks on newcomers Ramaswamy and Musk, and appreciating that they are all on the same team.
The only real losers in the wake of this brouhaha are the Democrats and liberal talking heads who hoped to see MAGA tear itself apart. While Republicans settle their differences, instead of snacking on popcorn, the left is eating crow.
There are some lessons to be learned from the recent unpleasantness. At one point, some among H-1B supporters, and others on the left, accused opponents of anti-South Asian racism, a terrible lie and an even worse message. Fortunately, it didn’t last long.
And it’s important that the generally leftist tactic of pointing fingers and calling out racism hasn’t worked because these are exactly the fights that are making our foreign enemies salivate with their bot farms on social media, and they have is working overtime to divide Americans this week.
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Fortunately, this failed.
In the end, tempers cooled and the discourse shifted toward friendliness and good faith. What is left is a fruitful and in-depth debate on a nuanced issue.
Of course, the United States wants to attract the best and brightest to help it chart a technological path, but we also don’t want to tell a truck driver that the kid he’s sending to college won’t will not be paid for less. foreign counterparts.
The opportunity to find a balance between these concerns and that of attracting the best from elsewhere, without weighing down the capacity for success of our own citizens, is available to us. Compromise is definitely possible. It may not always feel like a religious holiday, it may get a little brutal, 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 who serve and support can not only argue with pointed vigor, but also agree with honest give-and-take when necessary.
The H-1B battle has proven not to be a crisis in MAGAland, but rather a roadmap for compromise and competent governance.
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