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Trump Just Shunned the MAGA "Massive Deportation Now" Base

President-elect Trump backed immigration visas for highly-skilled workers as the program has been in the spotlight after Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy faced backlash within the Republican leader’s base for signaling their support for the H-1B work visa, which has been criticized as too complicated and susceptible to abuse.

“I’ve always liked the visas, I have always been in favor of the visas. That’s why we have them,” Trump said in a phone interview with The New York Post published Saturday.

“I have many H-1B visas on my properties. I’ve been a believer in H-1B. I have used it many times. It’s a great program,” he added, as reported by the Post.

I would have liked Trump to have shouted out a "F.U." to Laura Loomer, but at least it is a start.

The dispute further escalated late Friday night after Musk pledged to “go to war” over the issue in a post on X.

“The reason I’m in America along with so many critical people who built SpaceX, Tesla and hundreds of other companies that made America strong is because of H1B,” he wrote in the post.

“I will go to war on this issue the likes of which you cannot possibly comprehend,” he added.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5058560-trump-weighs-in-on-h-1b-debate-backs-immigration-visas/
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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
And what type of visa did his (current) wife get again? Before she started shipping her family over??😷
Bumbles · 51-55, M
@whowasthatmaskedman As a model it may have been H1.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@Bumbles OK. I googled and this was the result.. (I knew it was something weird) I post part of it without further comment..
"Melania Trump obtained US citizenship on a visa reserved for immigrants with "extraordinary ability" and "sustained national and international acclaim", according to a report in the Washington Post.

Nicknamed the "Einstein Visa", the EB-1 is in theory reserved for people who are highly acclaimed in their field - the government cites Pulitzer, Oscar, and Olympic winners as examples - as well as respected academic researchers and multinational executives.

Mrs Trump began applying for the visa in 2000, when she was Melania Knauss, a Slovenian model working in New York and dating Donald Trump. She was approved in 2001, one of just five people from Slovenia to win the coveted visa that year, according to the Post."
Bumbles · 51-55, M
@whowasthatmaskedman Must have had a good immigration lawyer.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@Bumbles I can only guess what her special talent was.....😷
Bumbles · 51-55, M
@whowasthatmaskedman
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beckyromero · 36-40, F
@whowasthatmaskedman

It's too bad the H1-B Visa didn't exist in the 1920s.

Maybe we could have given it to Isoroku Yamamoto when he attended Harvard.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@beckyromero No. He was the wrong colour..😷