California Governor Gavin Newsom said today (December 29): "I am pleased to see Trump accept Elon Musk's position. Hardworking immigrants should continue to be a part of our great nation. From Silicon Valley to the Central Valley, when we have competitiveness and top talent—from farm workers, construction workers to CEOs and so on—we will do better."
The MAGA conservative camp firmly opposes all immigration, and Trump's longtime friend Steve Bannon has claimed that immigrants pose a threat to Western civilization. They had a heated argument with Musk over immigration issues, the latter believing that the U.S. needs to increase efforts to attract high-tech talent immigrants in order for America to continue winning. At this time, President-elect Trump was forced to come out and express support for Musk's H-1B visa stance, believing that issuing work visas for foreign high-tech talent is a great program. Trump said: "I have always liked the H-1B visa, I have always supported this type of visa, and many of my real estate projects have this type of visa."
(Note: The H-1B visa is a visa issued by the U.S. for high-tech talent, which is easy to obtain a green card, serving as a shortcut to citizenship.)