Donald Trump appointed Indian-American technologist, Sriram Krishnan, as the senior policy advisor for artificial intelligence at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.Krishnan has previously said he’s in favor of creating a startup founder or entrepreneur visa category, allowing H-1B visa holders to start companies or transition to entrepreneur visas, and fast-tracking green cards for technical fields.
Such suggestions are not popular with ‘America First’ Trump supporters.Stay woke with our briefing while staying informed on all things LGBTQ+ entertainment, life, and more!Kirshnan’s views appear to be shared by Vivek Ramaswamy.
In a long post on X, Ramaswamy explained why big US tech companies often feel the need to hire from abroad. He blamed American “culture” for producing mediocre workers.“The reason top tech companies often hire foreign-born & first-generation engineers over ‘native’ Americans isn’t because of an innate American IQ deficit (a lazy & wrong explanation).
A key part of it comes down to the c-word: culture. Tough questions demand tough answers & if we’re really serious about fixing the problem, we have to confront the TRUTH:“Our American culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence for way too long (at least since the 90s and likely longer).