On the conservative divide over refugee resettlement, where will Trump fall?

Published January 6, 2025 1:44pm ET



News reports described a “civil war” dividing two factions of Trump supporters last week. Entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s support for legal visas for highly skilled workers, which the technology sector has long depended upon, put them into conflict with failed congressional candidate Laura Loomer, who decried recipients of such visas as “third-world invaders.” Late last week, President-elect Donald Trump weighed in as a “believer” in the temporary worker program.

Now, another battle over legal immigration looms between those seeking to suspend refugee resettlement indefinitely and conservative Christians who believe the U.S. should be a beacon for those fleeing religious persecution.

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