Posted on 09/21/2025 9:13:27 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal reacted to the H-1B visa fee being hiked to $100,000 by US President Donald Trump, saying that the world is “a little afraid of Indian talent” and exhorted Indians working abroad to “come to India, innovate here, design here”. Goyal, who will be leading the Indian delegation in the US for the next round of talks for a trade deal amid tensions over tariffs, made remarks apparently reacting to the $100,000 fee on H-1B visas used mostly by high-skilled Indian workers in the US.
The minister also said that “different countries across the world also want to do Free Trade Agreements with India”.
“They want to increase trade with India. They want to improve relations,” he said, in a video clip from a speech that he shared on his X handle.
After a pause and smile, Goyal added, “They are also a little afraid of our talent. We have no objection to that either.”
The commerce minister then urged the Indian talent to “come to India, innovate here, design here”. He said that will make the economy grow even more rapidly and added, “So we are winners, come what may.”
He also spoke about being “on a mission mode” to make it easier for businesses in India, promoting manufacturing, and supporting international trade.
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We are talking about white collar jobs.
Indeed. We don’t need immigrants, even the “best and brightest.”
The best and brightest need to stay in their home nations and fix their own countries. The brain drain keeps the turd world a cesspool
Me too. And the street shitters that come in and take them.
The H-1b visa come from the upper caste and they are not poor. This makes the whole thing even more perverted.
“and exhorted Indians working abroad to “come to India, innovate here, design here”.
Don’t threaten me with a good time.
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“The $100,000 fee is way too high.”
If they’re worth it companies will pay it.
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Anyone that supports the H-1Bs, should be sent to the main country that they are supporting (India).
H-1B MUST be eliminated.
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