A debate over the program for skilled foreign workers has pitted immigration hard-liners against some of President Trump’s most influential supporters in the tech industry.

But there’s ample evidence the H-1B helps pretty much everyone else. Workers who enter the country on visas go on to start and run billion-dollar companies. Musk says he entered the country on a visa. He now runs Tesla, which employs more than 100,000 people .

The H1-B visa issue became highly contested within Donald Trump's own support base during the US presidential elections.

For every H-1B visa holder who thrives in and contributes to our country’s economy and culture, we can point to many more students already in the U.S. who have few opportunities to develop their strengths into true excellence.

Vivek Ramaswamy has said that Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday will bring the "dawn of a new Golden Age."

Tesla founder Elon Musk is a vocal proponent of H-1B visas, and his company's use of the program jumped sharply this year.

Federal prosecutors claimed the two falsely stated in 85 visa applications that prospective H-1B holders would work on-site on internal projects at their San Jose computer chip business,

The H-1B visa program helps corporations replace US workers with cheap foreign laborers who lack basic rights. It also makes America wealthier. These twin truths are at the heart of our nation’s ...

Notre Dame professors Luis Fraga and Eva Dziadula shed light on the function and increasing relevance of the H-1B visa program, highlighting its intended effects, current impact and political salience.

BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) · FREDERIC J. BROWN via Getty Images When Sanders released a statement raising concerns about the H-1B visa program that brings over highly skilled foreign workers ...

Read more. Bannon was addressing comments from billionaire Elon Musk, Trump’s corporate ally, who had come out in favor of H-1B visas. Musk tweeted that the visa was “the reason I’m in ...

And through it all, Indian-Americans remain deeply connected to their dual heritage. They don’t burn flags or disparage their adopted homeland. Instead, they celebrate its ideals, give back with pride, and turn every challenge into an opportunity for greater achievement. We take great pride in being American.