Tesla CEO Elon Musk weighed in on the controversy surrounding foreign-born tech workers currently working in the United States and their impact on the job market for Americans. His comments came in response to a query raised by Amjad Massad, CEO of Replet, a platform for programming enthusiasts.
Massad expressed skepticism about claims that foreign workers outperform qualified Americans in the technology sector. He wrote on the website Of jobs. Thousands of job vacancies in technology.”
Musk, who is of South African descent, responded to Massad’s inquiry, emphasizing the continuing scarcity of top-notch engineering professionals in the United States. “There is a constant shortage of excellent engineering talent,” he replied. “This is the main limiting factor in Silicon Valley.”
There is a constant shortage of excellent engineering talent. This is the primary limiting factor in Silicon Valley.
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 25, 2024
This conversation came amid escalating discussions about the role of foreign workers, especially in light of President-elect Donald Trump’s appointment of Indian-American Sriram Krishnan as a senior policy advisor in the field of artificial intelligence.
The move sparked mixed reactions on social media, with a few users saying that foreign workers, especially those on H-1B visas, are often hired at lower wages, which could displace American workers.
A few days ago, when one user said: “I’m against more low-income immigrants, but let’s win the talent game,” Elon Musk dismissed the idea of limited job opportunities as a “fixed pie” fallacy. .
“The ‘fixed pie’ fallacy is at the core of a lot of faulty economic thinking,” he said. “There is basically endless potential for job and business creation. Think of all the things that didn’t exist 20 or 30 years ago!”
The “fixed pie” fallacy is at the heart of much faulty economic thinking.
There is basically endless potential to create jobs and businesses.
Think of all the things that didn’t exist 20 or 30 years ago! https://t.co/w7naC0Sb5E
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 24, 2024
Immigration lawyers are advising foreign technology workers in the United States on visas to return to the country before President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month. This warning comes ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20 and an expectation that he may issue executive orders restricting access to various work visas, including those frequently used in the technology sector. The 78-year-old has reportedly vowed to reimpose the ban on the entry of individuals from Muslim-majority countries.
