2025-01-09
36 分钟There are already cracks starting to show in the MAGA alliance,
and those cracks happen to show up in the issue that Trump has declared one of his top priorities,
which is drastically reshaping US Immigration policy.
Trump appointed to a senior position, someone seen as being friendly to H1B visas,
the visas that allow people with specialized skills to work
in the US People in Silicon Valley love these visas.
They depend on them.
And maybe more importantly, the H1B visa lovers include Elon Musk.
But the America first wing of Trump supporters,
sometimes known as the nativist right, they do not love these visas.
America first to them means literally, Americans first.
No exceptions.
I'm Hana Rosen.
This is Radio Atlantic.
On today's show, we'll talk about this MAGA infighting.
In the second half of the show,
we'll get into what's actually true about the relationship between immigration
and the American worker.
Cause it turns out that even a lot of Democrats don't get that one.
Right.