After the US Citizenship and Immigration Providers (USCIS) issued contemporary coverage steerage to display screen family-based immigrant visa petitions, there was a rising name within the US to thoroughly shut off H-1B visas. Nevertheless, netizens nearer house have additionally been declaring that the H-1B visas, and by extension visas to Indians, have solely benefited the US.
“Indians have contributed quite a lot of America. They by no means get into any conflicts or violence. They respect the legal guidelines of the land they’re in. However the issue is their success. Indians are the richest neighborhood within the US now. Indians school and better training price is highest in America. MAGA motion feels Indians succeeded at the price of People. They not really feel the necessity for Indians. They need People to be the richest and occupy all excessive paying jobs. Primarily fueled by jealousy, there’s an growing hatred for India and Indians,” stated mutual fund distributor D Muthukrishnan.
Angel investor Rushabh Shah additionally stated that the Indians within the US have at all times stood out, not for making noise however for making a distinction. “They observe the foundations. They worth training. They contribute – as docs, engineers, lecturers, scientists, and entrepreneurs. They don’t take away from America. They add to it,” stated Shah. He stated with success comes resentment and people who find themselves left behind search for somebody guilty. “That’s the place the hazard of narratives begins and the reality will get misplaced…The MAGA concern that Indians “took the roles” is misplaced. Indians didn’t take, they earned,” he stated, including, “As a result of a rising America ought to by no means imply a falling India.”
“Indian H-1B employees ship again $30 billion in remittances. You actually suppose the H-1B visa is a few sort of leverage over India? Get actual. If something, it’s a mutual asset and the U.S. advantages simply as a lot, if no more. Tech doesn’t run on noise. It runs on ability,” stated US-based Indian tech entrepreneur Sidharth.
US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, in a name to Trump to “additional punish India” after his extra tariff threats ignited a contemporary debate on H-1B visas. “Finish Indian H1-B visas changing American jobs as a substitute and cease funding and sending weapons to the Obama/Biden/Neocon Ukraine Russia warfare,” she stated.
Whereas not tied to any formal legislative proposal, Greene’s put up has amplified the political rhetoric round immigration, and that too on the peak of commerce tensions between India and the US. As per USCIS knowledge in 2024, Indian nationals account for 70 per cent of all H-1B visas issued.
