I haven’t read this anywhere else but I’d be surprised if I was the first to suggest it.
As far a I can tell, the Vivek/Elon vs MAGA civil war over H1B visas and the effect they have on American workers is serving up an opportunity on a silver platter for the Dems to retake control of the immigration narrative.
Ok Trump, you want to tighten (southern) border security? We’ll work with you on that, but as part of the deal, we want sensible reforms to the H1B program to ensure that American workers are prioritized and that they’re not used as a tool to create underpaid indentured servants that only benefit CEOs and institutional shareholders. Mr. and Mrs. Middle America - we hear you and we’re going to fight for you on this issue. Elon Musk wants to “go to war” over this? Let’s do it.
That being said, there’s approximately a 0% chance they actually do this for fear of upsetting faculty lounges along the coasts.