The GOP is tearing itself apart over a heated multi-day immigration debate, kicked off after President-elect Trump nominated Indian national Sriram Krishnan as a senior advisor on artificial intelligence.
Trump appointed Krishnan on Dec. 22. While the tech community lauded the pick, many MAGA loyalists criticized it harshly.
Chief among their complaints was Krishnan’s past advocacy to remove current country caps on skilled legal immigration.
“Anything to remove country caps for green cards / unlock skilled immigration would be huge,” Krishnan tweeted in November.
Anything to remove country caps for green cards / unlock skilled immigration would be huge. https://t.co/21toGtW5lS
— Sriram Krishnan (@sriramk) November 14, 2024
Vocal Trump supporter Laura Loomer called the pick “disappointing,” and questioned to her 1.4 million X followers how his positions on…
