Musk challenges the MAGA Trump alliance over immigration, causing internal strife

Jinshi data news on December 28th, Trump has not yet returned to the White House, and his governing alliance has shown signs of cracking, with a dispute between Musk and die-hard Republican supporters. The core of this internal strife is Trump’s core election issue - immigration - and the H1-B visa that allows companies to bring foreign nationals with specific qualifications to the United States. On December 26th, Musk posted on X, welcoming overseas elite engineering talents as “vital to America’s continued success.” Meanwhile, Indian businessman Rama Swamy, who co-leads the “Government Efficiency Department” with Musk, stated that many American companies prefer foreign workers because they lack “American culture”, which he describes as being mediocre. The suspicion of immigration benefits is a symbol of Trump’s “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) movement, and Musk’s remarks have angered immigration hawks. In the eyes of MAGA supporters, Musk and his Silicon Valley “tech brothers” have clearly intervened in MAGA politics. A prominent MAGA figure and far-right conspiracy theorist, Laura Loomer, said, “Looking forward to the inevitable divorce between President Trump and the tech giants.” Currently, in the conflict of “Musk vs. MAGA”, Trump has obviously remained silent.