A recent social media clash that erupted between Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy and Trump loyalists over high-skilled immigration reform exposed deep ideological rifts within the Republican coalition. But the importance of the debate over immigration policy and the American education system extends far beyond social media — solving these problems is critical to America’s competitiveness.

By combining pragmatic immigration reforms, bold educational investments and innovative AI-driven learning, we can forge the “Talent Dominance” agenda we desperately need.

Human capital is the linchpin of America’s competitiveness, especially in key fields such as AI and quantum computing. As the global landscape evolves, it won’t be just technological assets or financial resources that determine a nation’s standing; it will be the skills, creativity and expertise of its people. America needs an “all of the above" approach, blending high-skilled immigration reforms with a renewed commitment to strengthening our domestic talent pipelines to have a workforce equipped to pioneer new ideas, harness these innovations, and adapt in the face of unprecedented challenges.

High-skilled immigration is indispensable to that strategy. Immigrants comprise 16 percent of U.S. inventors but drive 23 percent of innovation output through patents, citations and economic impact. They also founded or co-founded nearly two-thirds of top U.S. AI companies, and Census data show that immigrant-owned firms are more likely to develop new products and invest in research and........

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