MAGA Backlash Erupts Over Ramaswamy and Musk’s H-1B Visa Proposal

Last updated on July 7th, 2026 at 01:22 pm

Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla, are becoming targets of MAGA supporter’s disdain because of the changes they seek to make to the H-1B visa program. Their positions on raising visas for foreign workers as co-chairs of Trump’s proposed Department of Government Efficiency has divided Republicans.

Ramaswamy wants a radical change in H-1B system to replace the current lottery based system through merit based system. Ramaswamy, having been the CEO of Roivant Sciences before postinghis message, used H-1B workers and finds the program’s current provision of employers exclusive monstrosity to be at its best.

According to the American Immigration Council, the workers applying for the H-1B visa got a median salary of $108,000 in 2021, whereas the average wage earner in the United States made $45,760 in the same year. However, MAGA loyalists argue that even high skilled immigrants are a threat to jobs in America which presents a division within Trump’s supporters.