The article linked inside of this one provides a bit more detail, but overall, you're correct, it's unclear if the roles hired for were the same as those fired.

The article linked inside of this one provides a bit more detail, but overall, you're correct, it's unclear if the roles hired for were the same as those fired. At the very least, the sheer volume of H1Bs requested during a mass layoffs isn't great optics. https://electrek.co/2024/12/30/tesla-replaced-laid-off-us-workers-with-foreign-workers-using-h-1b-visas-that-musk-want-to-increase/ https://electrek.co/2024/12/30/tesla-replaced-laid-off-us-wo...