To discuss the Christmas Day MAGA civil war over H1Bs and the future of US immigration policy, ChinaTalk interviewed Divyansh Kaushik, a computer science PhD and vice president of Beacon Global Strategies. 

We get into…

• Pro-immigrant attitudes among Trump’s allies in Silicon Valley


• Creative political maneuvering that could make high-skill immigration reform a reality


• Whether Vivek is right about American culture aspiring to normalcy


• Other areas where Elon and the tech right might spend their political influence 


• How nativist backlash could influence Trump’s agenda


• Why India has yet to produce an influential, home-grown AI lab

Special thanks to Mani Subramani, Gauri Subramani, and our anonymous contributor who grew up in China for sharing their reflections on immigrant parenting. 

Outro song: Kishore Kumar, Rote Hue Aate Hai Sab https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e18Pgofqpnc

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