Trump and Musk often campaigned against illegal immigration. It is easy to understand why. These types of people have no political power of their own and it is

Trump and Musk often campaigned against illegal immigration. It is easy to understand why. These types of people have no political power of their own and it is easy to rile up the masses against them with simple scare tactics. It is a blend of fear, racism, and nationalism. This is what the common man voted for. On the other hand, Musk and Trump are both in favor of at least some kinds of legal immigration. Musk and other tech barons want cheap east asian human capital, Trump needs hospitality visa workers for his properties. Couple of additional things to note. I believe Musk himself came to the USA on an H1b visa legally before over staying his welcome becoming an illegal immigrant. The second note and the real reason tech barons want H1b human capital is that they are essentially well paid indentured servants who are not legally allowed to switch jobs. You dont need to promote them, give them raises or treat them well at all. Once you are done with them they are easy to get rid of. They don't know their rights and when they do they typically won't assert them. You can tell a kid on a visa or in OPT that they need to work 60 hours a week or more and if they balk, you can simply get the next one. Of course none of this support is actually about MAGA. It is all about tech barons keeping labor on a short price controlled leash. This should also explain to you why Trump and Musk want to automatically give residence status to international students who graduate with stem degrees. The result of which will flood the US tech sector with candidates driving down the cost of human capital.