The comments, posted on X (formerly Twitter), came in response to Ford CEO Jim Farley's public alarm that his company is struggling to fill 5,000 high-paying mechanic positions (Image: Wikimedia Commons) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has intensified the raging H-1B visa debate by claiming there is a "major shortage" of Americans willing to undertake or even train for "challenging physical work."

The comments, posted on X, came in response to Ford CEO Jim Farley's public alarm that his company is struggling to fill 5,000 high-paying mechanic positions.

“America has a major shortage of people who can do challenging physical work or who even wish to train to do so,” Musk said.

The public was quick to accuse Musk of applying the

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