A recent flare-up over visas for tech workers revealed a rift among Republicans on immigration.   Steve Bannon, once President-elect Donald Trump’s chief strategist, termed the H-1B visa program a “total and complete scam.

As newly inaugurated President Donald Trump readies his immigration crackdown, his allies in his Republican Party have splintered over policies surrounding U.S. worker visas intended to go to specialty occupations like the tech industry.

Trump stated that he supported H1-B visas for “competent” people not only in the tech industry but also for other jobs such as “high-quality waiters”

Donald Trump has officially taken office as the President of the United States once again, a development that has raised apprehensions among H-1B visa holders and Dreamers. Many fear a return to stricter regulations on foreign workers, a hallmark of Trump’s previous administration.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he likes both sides of the argument on H-1B foreign guest workers' visa, noting that he likes "very competent people" coming into the country and that he has used the programme.

With the numerous changes in the administration policies, it is believed that Trump's administration may go back to stricter regulations on foreign workers and a curb on immigration levels

Despite his support for H-1B visas for skilled workers, Trump has benefited more from the H-2B visa program. According to CNN, most of the foreign guest workers employed by Trump’s businesses have come through the non-agricultural worker program.

I am not just talking about engineers, I am talking about people at all levels. We want competent people coming into our country," said Donald Trump.

When asked about the H-1B visa debate at a press conference on Tuesday, President Trump said that "I like both sides of the argument, but I also like very competent people coming into our country, even if that involves them training and helping other people that may not have the qualifications they do".

The scenario remains to be a cause of concern for those on student, work and other temporary visas because Trump 2.0’s interpretation of the Birthright Citizenship seeks to deny automatic citizenship to children born in the US whose parents lack legal immigration status or are present in the country on a temporary visa like H1-B.

The Indian community in the US, heavily reliant on H-1B visas, is grappling with uncertainty, anxiety, and life-altering challenges as immigration policies tighten and the green card backlog grows.

Bannon was addressing comments from billionaire Elon Musk, Trump’s corporate ally, who had come out in favor of H-1B visas. Musk tweeted that the visa was “the reason I’m in America ...