Zerohedge has some good advice for Elon and Vivek:
https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/work-visa-debate-not-all-immigration-bad-focus-americans-first
="First and foremost, Americans want actual proof of these labor shortages. They've heard stories for years but the proof is less accessible. What if tech companies and others in need of STEM labor were to engage the public in a large scale national labor fair? It sounds cheesy, but consider for a moment that the vast majority of companies today handle all their hiring through online cattle markets that often give job seekers the runaround.=
There is almost zero human interaction and no confirmation that a job was ever filled. There are companies that post fake job listings to make it appear as though they are growing, to make existing employees feel as though they can be replaced and to make existing employees think their extreme work load will soon be alleviated by new talent. This practice has stunted the stats on the labor market.
Nationwide job fairs require money to set up and companies have to put people on standby to talk to prospective employees. There is energy and a sense of urgency involved. =If skilled labor is truly hard to find, then Elon Musk and other industry leaders should have no problem putting some capital into a physical and interactive job fair – A national search for American talent in STEM in which workers talk to employers face-to-face instead of being filtered by websites and algorithms.=
=It might even be prudent to make such labor searches a requirement for large companies before they're allowed to bring over migrant workers through visa programs.=
If the shortage is real then it will be obvious from the lack of participation on the side of job seekers or the lack of qualifications in their resumes. Then, those within MAGA that oppose migrant visas will have to admit that the demand is legitimate and that the only option, in the short term, is to bring in foreign labor.
In the long term, the national education system needs to be completely overhauled and a focus on practical skills and advanced STEM has to be championed. Incentives to lure Americans back into science and engineering fields may be necessary. The US can do both: Cut immigration down to only the best and brightest, or down to labor pools with proven shortages, while also encouraging native-born American interest in such fields and creating a domestic pool of skilled assets."