Elon Musk vows 'war' over H-1B visa program amid rift with some Trump supporters
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla TSLA.O and SpaceX, vowed to go to "war" to defend the H-1B visa program for foreign tech workers late on Friday amid a dispute between President-elect Donald Trump's longtime supporters and his most recently acquired backers from the tech industry.
Tesla founder Elon Musk is a vocal proponent of H-1B visas, and his company's use of the program jumped sharply this year.
The author's social media post about Musk's immigration views comes as a rift over H-1B visas erupted last month.
B visa continues to play out on X with Elon Musk attacking a critic of the program with a profane quote from "Tropic Thunder.
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