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Trump’s MAGA base is turning on Elon Musk after he said he wants to import more skilled workers

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Reports of Big Tech's alleged abuse of the H-1B visa have emerged as the fault line in the debate among conservative voices that prefer a wholesale overhaul of the program.

The bitter debate represents a rare instance of open warfare between the two sides.

Elon Musk , one of the most vocal critics of uncontrolled immigration, shot back at broad generalizations.

Elon Ramaswamy said in September 2023 that he would gut the lottery-based H-1B visa system.

Musk is now facing claims he may be putting his thumb on the scale by throttling the reach of influential MAGA accounts critical of his stance favoring the program.

“Never insult the monarch,” wrote Mike Cernovich , a popular alt-right influencer, in a dig.

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