DOGE signals about importing labor. Question for AE.

I’m curious to hear what this sub has to say about today’s twitter headlines re: DOGE signalling that they will prioritize H1-B visas for immigrants.

Given the general Elon worshiping I see here paired with the discussions these past few days about prioritizing American jobs/improving wages through mass deportation, it would strike me as a bit hypocritical to support a policy such as importing brain power, so I want to generally ask:

1. Would a policy such as this be considered government intervention, and would you support it. Why or why not… where does the government end and the free market begin with relation to greasing the wheels of an economy with a stimulus such as this?

2. If you do support it while simultaneously supporting mass deportations to improve QOL for American citizens, is the only difference the legality of immigration status? Additionally, I am curious about what merits there are in prioritizing talent pools for jobs that natives *cant* do over those they *wont* do. In my mind, the ontological distinction between the two is narrow as it relates to a functioning market.

3. If you don’t support this, I’m curious about what you think about human capital and what role it plays in improving the economic outlook of a nation. Like Elon said, “It’s like building a sports team” and having an expanded pool of talent should theoretically provide favorable outcomes.

4. Yes or No to support, I want to know your feelings about importing culture in tandem with talent. I am going to muster a guess that most here will say that the H1-Bs are hard working, smart people and as such, deserve to be here, but I would counter that many of the people who provide menial labor also are. Further, a reasonable number of the “menial” pool’s children attain higher education. Using the Laffer Curve as an illustrative parallel, does there exist some optimal number of “educated illegals” relative to the number of “menials” that provides economic benefit (ratio on X axis; benefit on y)?

5. Broadly speaking, and stepping outside the scope of the H1-B question, does AE end at a border? I’m assuming most will say yes, but philosophically speaking, why shouldn’t a Free Market also mean a Free Border given one of the most valuable resources in any economy is the workforce.

Not an AE… not a Socialist… just interested in discussions.