Vivek Ramaswamy has said that Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday will bring the "dawn of a new Golden Age."

Ramaswamy’s remarks on the H-1B program drew from his personal experience. The son of Indian immigrants who came to the U.S. on work visas, he excelled academically, becoming valedictorian at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati. His upbringing informed his critique of American culture, which he believes undervalues hard work and innovation.

The MAGA coalition continues to bicker over the merits of the H-1B visa. Inc. 5000 leaders are mixed on whether these visas are helpful – or even feasible – for their businesses.

US President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly backed Vivek Ramaswamy to fill the seat in Ohio that has fallen vacant after JD Vance’s resignation. Ramaswamy, who is set to co-chair the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) alongside billionaire Elon Musk,

Elon Musk and Bernie Sanders agree on how to reform the suddenly controversial immigration program. But the real conflict here is within the parties, not between them.

When Vivek and Elon speak of mass deportation of immigrants, they are speaking about the ones that don’t look like, sound like or are not educated like them.

"We have hope to escape our tunnel of mediocrity only if we establish education to be something more than just a means to an end."

Skilled immigration is making headlines with renewed focus on the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program, the most popular employment-based visa for

Ramaswamy fell off the grid in the wake of a contentious and public debate between incoming Trump administration figures over the H-1B visa program.

As the tech industry boomed, demand for visas intended for highly skilled workers has far outstripped their availability.

Vt., is weighing on the H-1B visa debate amid a fight within the GOP about the controversial visa program and how it is being used.

For decades, people on both sides of the aisle have argued over the merits of immigration visas like the H-1B, citing concerns over worker pay and the green card backlog. The H-1B visa program, which countless tech companies and other large employers rely on to recruit highly skilled talent from abroad,