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Posted on 10/04/2025 2:07:03 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
“This is devastating. I can’t express it in words,” said one Indian technology professional in Silicon Valley to HT as news of US President Donald Trump’s H1-B visa fee hike spread on Saturday.
“I’ve invested a lot of time here in America. I’m staying positive right now but there are times when it’s hard,” adds another Indian professional on an Optional Practical Training (OPT) visa, who was hoping to secure an H1B sponsorship and stay on in America after completing a master’s degree. A pervasive mood of fear and uncertainty looms large among many in the Indian diaspora, particularly young professionals working for technology firms.
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For decades, Indian students arriving in the United States on F1 student visas were able to find jobs with companies that were willing to sponsor them for H1-B visas and subsequently, for employment based green cards.
This pathway became the basis of the Indian-American dream and allowed many in India’s 5-million strong diaspora to set down roots in America.
After Trump’s H1B visa decision, many in the diaspora believe that pathway is fundamentally broken.
“The education pathway of coming to America and subsequently staying in the United States will collapse because these visa moves make it so much harder for entry level workers to find a job,” says Debarghya Das, a partner at Menlo Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm.
“For an Indian master’s student, it is not a wise decision to come to America right now,” says another Indian professional on an H1B visa, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
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My name is Pavan.... and if I go back to India I will be arrested immediately.
PAVAN! I've told you the needful one lak time, already!
Indians have made America “stronger?” Prove it.
I have a doubt. Why do you constantly revert to use my good name? Will you get it in some time?
I’m just laughing! Stop!
Purple peanut butter blood, very good on Nan.
He’s gone from calling Americans “Russians” to calling Americans “Indians.” 😄
Millions of them abused the system and worn out their welcome. GTFO and don’t come back.
Indians have contributed greatly to efforts to reduce carbon emissions. At hotels all across America, 50 watt light bulbs have replaced the 100 watt juice eating bulbs.
Lol. No impact, wouldn’t be missed.
The genius let h1bs continue, now risks turning all of them democrat to lose the midterms and definitely the 2028 election. 3456789-d chess!!!
Ram Amandeep: Terror of the YMCA locker room
Good morning. It's funnier than that. He's addressed me a couple of times as "Hadji." Of course, in Islam that's someone who has made the silly Hadj. But for some East European Christians, it is the same term used for those who have visited the "holy sepulcher" at Jerusalem. I've been blessed to stand in that place, candles burning and all, several times in different trips. So if "minimus" were to be corrected, perhaps I am a one-quarter Hadji. Not East European, and not a Muzzie. But what a lovely bunch of memories some to mind from standing in the holy places of Jerusalem.
It is amusing that his reputation, built ass-iduouly over these last years, has garnered him such respect ( /sarc ) for cogent analysis, competent debate and respectful dialogue.
The numbers of immigrants from India is about 3.2 million, with about 44% of that arriving just since 2010. And a large portion of them did arrive or did obtain H1B visas (Indians comprise the largest segment of foreigners getting H1B visas)
However, in 2023 and 2024 about 90,000 Indians in each of those two hears arrived coming across the southern border. That single cohort is about 16% of the arrivals since 2010.
Indians have the highest labor participation rate (portion actually working) - about 74%, higher than American citizens (63%) and all immigrants in general (67%).
Intel started targeting Americans back in 2002.
HP got rid of 10k Americans living in Silicon Valley in 2001 and forced them to train their replacements.
Vinod Dham, an Intel Tech Marketing manager took credit for the Pentium design and used his name to push H1b.
After he was fired for the Pentium Flaw Coverup, he went to NextGen and then AMD and gave them technical information on the Intel designs.
He then used his $$$ to build H1b companies.
I have only met one or two out of thousands of Indian engineers who were honest.
Works for me. Good enough to transport our soldiers, good enough to send them home.
Yes, it is racist that one race, Asian Indians, dominate STEM workers. Asian Indians are over represented by 1000%. There is definitely racism at play. Even another reason to get rid of the H-1B visa scam.
You have lost your mind . Globalist much?
Trump will lose huge core support if he does that.
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