Donald Trump’s Change on H-1B Visas Leaves MAGA Aghast: ‘Breaking My Heart’ [Video]

Some Donald Trump supporters have expressed their disappointment on social media after the President-elect spoke out in defense of H-1B skilled migrant visas on Tuesday.

Speaking to a reporter at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, Trump said in remarks broadcast by Fox News: “We need competent people, we need smart people coming in to our country.”

Newsweek contacted Donald Trump’s presidential transition team for comment via email on Wednesday outside of regular office hours.

Why It Matters

At the end of December a bitter row broke out within Trump’s MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement over H-1B visas, pitting business figures such as Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy who believe they boost the U.S. economy against more nativist elements who think they harm American workers. And, speaking to The New York Post on December 28 Trump defended H-1B visas.