‘No Overhaul’ To ‘Broken System’: Elon Musk’s H-1B Visa Flip-Flop Resurfaces | World News

US President Donald Trump’s reform in the country’s immigration system, the criticism and tensions in the technology industry sparks Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s H-1B visa program change position on social media reappeared.

The relationship with Trump worsened earlier this year, Musk initially defended the H-1B visa system, but within a day he reversed the course and called for “great reform” of what he described as a “broken” program.

At one point, Musk originally from South Africa admitted that he could live in the United States because of a visa system.

The H-1B visa is mainly reserved for foreign workers employed in private professions in technology roles such as software engineering and IT management. Visas are typically published for three years and there are three more likely to be renewed.

On Friday, Trump significantly increased the annual fee for the H-1B visa and a move expected to greatly influence Indian professionals employed by US technology companies.

Previously, Musk advocated a “an important increase in legal migration ve and promised to“ go to war için to defend the H-1B program by accepting the critical contributions of visa holders to the success of Tesla and SpaceX.

Musk, on December 28 (formerly called Twitter) “The reason for being in America with many critical people who build hundreds of companies that make America strong, Tesla and America strong.”

The reason I’m in America is due to H1B with many critical people who build hundreds of companies that make SpaceX, Tesla and America strong.

Take a big step and fuck yourself on your face. I will go to fight on this issue… – Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 28 December 2024

Certainly, “Pull back a big step back and fuck yourself in your face. I will go to war in this regard, you probably not understand the likes.”

However, at the beginning of the same day, Musk stated that “there is no question that the H1B system should be overhauled”. The next day, he described the program as “broken and the need for great reform ,, which showed a significant increase in the minimum salary and that it brought an annual cost to maintain the status of H-1B to make it more expensive than recruitment abroad.

There is no question that the H1B system should be overhauled – Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 28 December 2024

According to the administration, Trump, who signed the statement at the White House on Friday, said that increasing wages aim to çim encouraging recruitment American workers ve and still enabled companies to buy “really extraordinary people from abroad.

If approved, the changes will cause upright wage increases: the capable workers’ visa fee increases from $ 215 to $ 100,000. Investor visa fees, which are common in many European countries, will also rise from $ 10,000-20,000 annually.

In addition, the management has announced a new gold card visa program, including Trump Gold Card for individuals and Trump Platinum card and a Trump Corporate Gold Card for businesses. These cards offer special privileges and are designed to replace employment -based visas that provide citizenship for professionals such as professors, scientists, artists and athletes.