The Rift in MAGA Over Immigration

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are marking an opportunity for President Trump to seek, in respect of immigration, a solution that eluded his predecessors.

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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are both in support of the special talent H-1B Visa program. Getty Images

The debate erupting within President Trump’s camarilla — known as MAGA World — over immigration has Twitter and the internet abuzz. It’s a moment to mark the opportunity the president-elect has to forge a compromise on an issue that has festered for decades. The contours of such a compromise would include a crackdown on illegal immigration and securing the borders while expanding levels of legal migration that America’s economy needs to thrive.

The prospects of a deal of that stripe were mooted in these columns in light of recent reports that the surge of migrants in recent years has led the proportion of America’s population born abroad to reach a record high: 15.2 percent. That statistic loomed large in Candidate Trump’s campaign for re-election and is now prompting questions among some of his top advisers over whether to clamp down on the H-1B visas used to fill job vacancies in high-tech firms.

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