MAGA is in an uproar after President Musk called a shortage of “excellent engineering talent” a “fundamental limiting factor in Silicon Valley” in a Wednesday tweet. He argued that immigrant labor is an essential ingredient in American innovation and warned of a “dire shortage of extremely talented and motivated engineers in America.” Via Salon:
“If you force the world’s best talent to play for the other side, America will LOSE. End of story,” Musk replied to critics.
Critics clapped back at the Great White Whale on his X platform:
Patrick ? ??
@PatriciusAcutus
American tech companies like to hire foreign workers because:1. they’re cheaper
2. They’ll work longer for less $ ( see above)
3. They’re easier to exploit (less likely
to change jobs bc reliant on H1B)4. Less likely to unionize
Vivek is another wealthy plutocrat who wants to import cheap labor. Fuck this guy
soham
@itzsohamx__
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5h
The only reason tech companies hire from Asian countries in bulk is because software engineers here get paid a fraction of what American tech people get, and that’s accounting the purchasing power parity. We’re cheap labour.
Rich Coyle
@RCoyleNY
Expanding the H-1B visa program and/or removing country caps is a terrible idea.
