H-1B visas which he supports, is heavily skewed towards indian immigration. 74.9% of H-1B visa recipiants are from India. https://x.com/HayekAndKeynes/status/1873387858721223128
Besides the fact that he wants cheap labour, he also has Indian kids. The mother of his children is an Indian jew. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivon_Zilis
Shivon Alice Zilis was born in Markham, Ontario, Canada on 8 February 1986 to Sharda N., a Punjabi Indian, and Richard Zilis, a Jewish Canadian.
In July 2022, court documents in Travis County, Texas, revealed that Zilis and Elon Musk had twin children in November 2021. The twins were born via in vitro fertilization (IVF).[13][14][15] According to court documents to register the twins' names, Musk and Zilis listed the same address in Austin.[16] In June 2024, it was reported that she had a third child with Musk.[17][18]
this explains a lot. there's no way he wanted H1Bs for their performance at Tesla.
I still think it has to do with suppressing wages. But as far as Republicans, no one should be surprised. Most people want decreased immigration period. Republican politicians have just been saying "as long as they come legally." The Chamber of Commerce wing is still active.