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In the wake of Elon Musk’s fiery defense of H-1B visas, it has come to light that Tesla has replaced U.S. employees laid off earlier this year with foreign workers holding the very H-1B visas that Musk lashed out at conservatives for not supporting. Electrek reports that according to reports from current and former Tesla employees, as well as data from the U.S. Department of Labor, the company has significantly increased its use of H-1B visas to fill positions left vacant by the layoffs of approximately 15,000 U.S. workers in April 2024. The layoffs affected every department but were particularly...

WASHINGTON - Ever the cautious centrist, Sen. Bill Nelson sometimes gets hit from all sides. When the Florida Democrat harshly criticized the Bush administration for the Iraq war in November, telling a Sarasota fundraiser, ''We're in a heck of a mess,'' Republicans tried to liken him to Howard Dean, the Democratic national chairman.Early last year, some liberals grumbled when Nelson, unlike most of his Democratic colleagues, voted to confirm Alberto Gonzales as attorney general. Nelson's reasoning was simple: Gonzales was fair and easy to deal with on Florida judges. And despite pressure from pro-immigration activists, Nelson has not taken a...