New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- Elon Musk had long defended the H-1B visa as "a vital tool for attracting global talent," adding that "H1B makes America strong." The billionaire and Vivek Ramaswamy, then leaders of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), had advocated for the H-1B visa to help US companies recruit the world's best talent and stay competitive.

"The reason I'm in America, along with so many critical people who built SpaceX, Tesla and hundreds of other companies that make America strong, is because of H1B," Musk wrote on X on 27 December 2024.

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