Amidst the ongoing discussion regarding H-1B visa issued in America, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has given a big statement. He said that America has benefited a lot from talented Indians. He acknowledged the role of immigrant talent in shaping technology and innovation in America.
US benefited a lot from Indians: Musk
Elon Musk also mentioned the presence of people of Indian origin in top positions in global companies. He said, “We all have CEOs of Indian origin in Western companies.” In a podcast with Nikhil Kamath, co-founder of broking firm Zerodha, Musk said, “America has been attracting intelligent people from all over the world for a long time, due to which a situation of migration has also arisen in India. I think America has benefited a lot from the talented Indians who have come to America.”
Trump’s opinion on H-1B visa and immigration
The White House on Tuesday (25 November 2025) defended Donald Trump’s views on H-1B visas, saying that the President’s view on this matter is balanced and based on common sense. White House Press Secretary Carolyn Levitt said that Trump will allow foreign workers to come only initially, so that when big companies set up new factories in America, work can start, but in the future, only American workers will be hired at those places.
He said that many people have not been able to understand the President’s thinking properly. Trump has clearly told foreign companies that if they are investing in America, they will have to employ only American people. This statement has come at a time when Trump had supported legal immigration just a few days ago, in which he had said that he would welcome thousands of people from abroad to train American workers in tech-related industries.
‘Foreign workforce will teach Americans to make computer chips’
Giving an example, Trump had said that the companies that spend billions of dollars and open a big computer chip factory in Arizona cannot run such factories by picking people from the unemployed queue. They will have to bring in thousands of experts in the beginning and they welcome it. He further said that the foreign workforce will teach our people to make computer chips and other things. Trump admitted that because of this thinking he may have to face some criticism from his supporters.
There is a rift in the relationship between Trump and Musk
Elon Musk had given his full support to Trump in the US presidential elections and also campaigned for him at many places. He joined the election campaign with Trump and started giving the slogan of Make America Great Again. Musk became the most public face of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the early days of the Trump administration. After a few days, there was a rift in their friendship and both were attacking each other on public platforms.
