Officially, the H-1B program aims to provide temporary visas to foreign workers who possess rare intellectual skills. And it has helped Silicon Valley giants attract top talent, while enabling hundreds of thousands of foreign-born people to enter the United States and earn far higher wages than they would have received back home.

Jan. 19, 2025, Bernie Sanders criticized Elon Musk's vision of a "super high IQ" aristocracy, warning against power concentration among elites and calling for technology to benefit everyone.