What Silicon Valley's Trump supporters aren't saying

The big picture: Trump has been largely hostile to immigration throughout his political career — and not just with regard to illegal immigration.

• While in office, he signed an executive order curtailing green card availability, sidelined the International Entrepreneur Rule, banned travel from some majority-Muslim countries, and suggested in an interview with Axios on HBO that he planned to revoke birthright citizenship, among other moves.
• And his team quickly walked back his recent statement on David Sacks' podcast that all foreign students who graduate from an American university should get a green card, saying it "would only apply to the most thoroughly vetted college graduates who would never undercut American wages or workers."

Trump's VP selection, Sen. J.D. Vance, has consistently framed immigration as detrimental to U.S. citizens.

• "We're done importing foreign labor. We're going to fight for American citizens and their good jobs and their good wages," he said during his Republican National Convention speech Wednesday.
• He's also spoken out against H1-B visas (despite a number of companies he backed as a venture capitalist using the program to employ foreign-born workers).

Case in point: During their 90-minute podcast discussing their support for Trump, famed investors Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz never discuss immigration.

Between the lines: It's possible these Trump supporters believe immigration is an area (among others) in which they can get a reasonable compromise out of his administration, so they're not too worried about campaign rhetoric.

Reality check: That's a risky bet given Trump's history of shifting his stance on various issues (see Tik Tok, and crypto, among others).

My thought bubble: Immigration has been almost universally supported in the tech industry.

• Seeing tech leaders, some of whom immigrated themselves, trade support for immigrants in exchange for other priorities is perplexing.