The H-1B Visa Controversy: Cheap Labor, Racism, And The American Divide

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

82% : Following the re-election of Donald Trump, Trump announced the creation of a new initiative, nicknamed DOGE, which stands for the Department of Government Efficiency.
52% : The purpose of DOGE is to reduce federal spending and two billionaires, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, were appointed to lead the department.
47% : Trump recently shared that he was in favor of automatically granting green cards to international students who graduate college and according to the aforementioned Pew Research Center study, 63% of his supporters were in favor of this as well.
44% : In a series of posts, Musk shared his support of H1-B visas, much to the anger and chagrin of Trump supporters.
41% : Many of Trump's supporters may feel hoodwinked; voting for him because of his immigration promises, only to learn that Trump and his billionaire allies are more focused on how foreign workers make American businesses more profitable.
35% : Amidst the feud between Musk, Ramaswamy and the many in Trump's base who are against the hiring of foreign-born workers over American workers, Trump shared that he was in support of the H-1B visa program.
35% : Research from the Pew Research Center from August 2024 indicated that compared to Harris supporters, Trump supporters were more in favor of mass deportations of immigrants living in the country illegally (88%) and far fewer Trump supporters, compared to Harris supporters, were in favor of admitting immigrants from all over the world to ensure a diverse immigrant population (29%).

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