Vivek Ramaswamy: MAGA Civil War: Vivek Ramaswamy explains why top tech companies aren’t hiring Native Americans | World News

DOGE co-head Vivek Ramaswamy has sparked a heated debate within the US MAGA movement by taking a courageous stance towards it H-1B Visa Reforms. His comments, coupled with his broader criticism of American cultureput him at odds with some Republican leaders who oppose high-skilled immigration, saying it could threaten American jobs.

Ramaswamy’s views on H-1B visas are part of a larger narrative he promotes: a call for one cultural reboot in America to prioritize Excellence instead of mediocrity. In a recent social media post, he didn’t mince his words: “The reason top tech companies often hire foreign-born and first-generation engineers instead of ‘American’ Native Americans is not an innate American IQ -Deficit – a laziness and injustice.” Explanation. It depends on the C word: culture. Difficult questions require difficult answers, and if we are serious about solving the problem, we must face the TRUTH.”
Ramaswamy argues that American culture has long celebrated mediocrity over excellence, a trend he traces to the 1990s. He claims that this mindset doesn’t start in college, but much earlier in life.
“A culture that celebrates the prom queen over the math Olympian or the athlete over the valedictorian will not produce the best engineers,” he said. “A culture that worships Cory from Boy Meets World or Zack and Slater over Screech in Saved by the Bell or ‘Stefan’ over Steve Urkel in Family Matters will not produce the best engineers.”
Ramaswamy cites immigrant families as examples of a different cultural model that often prioritizes academic and intellectual achievement over social conformity. “I know of several groups of immigrant parents in the 1990s who actively restricted the number of television shows their children were allowed to watch precisely because they encouraged mediocrity… and their children grew up to be highly successful STEM graduates,” he explained.

He advocates a cultural change:

“Most normal American parents view ‘such parents’ with skepticism. More normal American children view ‘such children’ with disdain,” Ramaswamy noted. “If you grow up striving for normality, you will achieve normality.”
He believes this cultural complacency leaves America vulnerable in the global race for tech talent, particularly to countries like China. “Normal is not enough in a highly competitive global market for technical talent. And if we do so, we will be kicked in the ass by China,” he warned.

Ramaswamy sees this as America’s potential “Sputnik moment,” an opportunity to awaken from its cultural slumber. He remains optimistic that the country can return its focus to achievement, nerdiness and hard work rather than conformity and laziness.
“Trump’s election hopefully marks the beginning of a new golden era in America, but only if our culture fully awakens. A culture that once again values ​​performance over normality; Excellence instead of mediocrity; nerdiness instead of conformity; hard work instead of laziness. This is the work we set out to do.”
While his comments drew applause from some quarters, they have also deepened divisions within the Republican Party, with some MAGA leaders resisting his H-1B visa reform proposals and his broader cultural criticism.
But for Ramaswamy, the path forward is clear: “This is the tough love America needs to win in a competitive world.” Let us rise to the occasion. 🇺🇸”