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Or should we see this as Trump being deferential to the concerns of business leaders, often of whom have relied on this H-1B group and have a direct access to him in the White House?

Where do we think this...

shift in sentiments coming from.

And it really seems as if, you know,

The moments in which Trump is willing to go past his base or incur blowback, to your point, flow from the experiences that he has had and he's comfortable by.

And it does seem as if, whether it's as business owner or New Yorker or his relationship with these other CEOs, this is an issue that he might see much more differently than not just the folks in his administration, but also his electoral base.

Say more about that.

So we have him making kind of sympathetic statements about folks who receive these visas, at the same time making them less accessible by imposing the $100,000 fee.

It seems as if it represents something we've seen across this administration, where there are wildly different views on a macro level

And also sometimes conflicting points of view, even when it comes to the principles in the room.

Do we know where this goes next?

Like, is there any sense that we could have about maybe the next flashpoint when it comes to this debate?

Up next, we'll hear from an India-born CEO who has some feelings about visas for foreign workers.

And those people are going to teach our people how to make computer chips.

And in a short period of time, our people are going to be doing great.

And those people can... Today Explained.

The debate over high-skill work inside this very anti-immigration Trump White House gets at something awkward.

Maybe what's America first, or good for Trump politically, isn't what's necessarily good for business in America.

Vivek Wadhwa is a longtime tech entrepreneur and runs a medical diagnostics company here in the U.S.

His business relies on foreign workers, many of whom are on H-1B visas.