Conflict in Trump's camp intensifies over professional visas...Musk Declares 'War'

[Anchor]
Conflicts within Trump's camp are intensifying over visa policies issued to professional foreign workers.

Although Trump has sided with Elon Musk in favor of expanding visa issuance, there is a strong backlash from traditional supporters.

I'm a YouTube reporter on the report.

[Reporter]
Entering the New Year's celebration party, Trump was asked about his professional visa, H-1B.

[U.S. President-elect Donald Trump: (Reporter: Why did you change your stance on H-1B visas?) It never happened. I always thought that we should have the most capable talent in our country. We need competent human resources.]

The professional visa controversy erupted when Sriram Krishnan, an Indian, was appointed to a key White House post.

Past remarks on removing the cap on permanent residency issuance for technical immigrants have become problematic.

Traditional supporters of tough immigration policies strongly protested that a left-wing figure who opposed "America First" had been appointed.

Steve Bannon, Trump's longtime confidant, also accused professional visas of fraud taking away American jobs.

[Former White House Chief Strategist/Courtesy of Real America Voice: H-1B visas are a complete scam from start to finish. There is nothing in this system that should continue to exist.]

As the controversy grew, emerging heavyweight tech figures, including Elon Musk, launched a counterattack.

Musk, in particular, said SpaceX and Tesla could have existed because of professional visas, and declared they would go to war with the opposition.

Musk, who was born in South Africa, received a professional visa and began his startup activities in the U.S.

The battle between the two sides is now intensifying to the extent that they even use raw abusive language.

President-elect Trump has taken the side of Musk several times, but the conflict has not subsided.

[WILL OREMUS, Washington Post Reporter] This is one of the first signs of division or dissonance among those who will support Trump and make up the administration.]

Political circles in Washington say that the power struggle between Trump-supporting groups with completely different personalities could begin in earnest in the wake of the professional visa crisis.

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