Posted on 10/06/2025 5:12:36 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
For thousands of Indians who move to the United States in pursuit of education, career growth, and stability, the American dream often represents more than just financial success — it stands for freedom, opportunity, and personal achievement. But as immigration rules tighten and job markets fluctuate, many find that this dream can unravel overnight. The story of one 32-year-old Indian worker, who spent four years building a life in the US only to face sudden job loss and visa uncertainty, reveals how fragile this dream can be.
The worker, who moved to the US in 2021 on an F1 student visa, shared his experience in a Reddit post titled “Feeling lost about returning to India after my STEM OPT ends.” After completing his studies, he began working under the STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) program — a temporary employment option for graduates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
His career path seemed stable until his employer unexpectedly terminated his project, leaving him without a job just months before his visa expiration. He had planned to transition to a Day 1 CPT program to extend his stay, but with limited time and a tightening job market, his chances dwindled. The sudden shift left him feeling as though he had failed to make the most of his opportunity and was being forced back into the life he had once left behind in India.
Responses from other users highlighted how common such experiences have become among foreign professionals in the US. One commenter said that employers often exploit workers on temporary visas, promising future sponsorships but withdrawing support when convenient. Others pointed out that securing new employment within a short timeframe is increasingly difficult, especially given the current slowdown in the white-collar job market and the high salary threshold of over $100,000
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colonizers.
Why aren’t they chasing the India Dream? Is there no MIGA? How does India feel about the brain drain? Why are they and other countries not worried about losing their best and brightest to the USA? Is it the remittances that makes their world go ‘round?
The problems start when they try make something temporary into something permanent.
Sayonara.
Vida.
That is the Malayalam word for Goodbye
Sorry (not sorry), but our economy is not a dumping ground or safety valve for other countries. Come here and follow the rules- I have no problem with that. But the rules have changed to help Americans first.
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These tales of victimization are just the opening gambit. They’ve already got the US COC singing their tune. Their financial resources and grip of ,already, certain industries, like medicine, will make a $100 k visa a mere piffle.
Who cares about these Indian job stealers and their sob stories? If they are so smart that US companies absolutely need them to come to the US then pay the darn fee!!
Our country is completely infected with parasites from other countries who come here as noncitizens and demand we let them disable and destroy their host.
GTFO is the American expression that you’re no longer welcome.
There’s an old American saying that’s appropriate for this guy…. ‘NO SOUP FOR YOU!’
and hotels.
Indian extended families operate many hotels with family members.
Make the American Dream for Americans
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The H1-B program has to be reduced and with strict rules on who is eligible. The reality is, in order for some Indian citizen to live the American dream an American citizen will have a harder time living the American dream. I have no sympathy for them. Because they have abused the system for years and it is time to either get control of the system or stop Indians from coming to the USA on H-1B Visas.
AI will reduce the need for coders it is time to reduce the need for H-1B recipients.
Why don’t they strive for the Indian dream and be a scammer.
Time to check out the Indian dream.
Money chases the assets. Where money goes so
goes the follows trying to get their share. A
typical part of human nature.
Exactly.
All these stories unintentionally highlight the abuse of the H1B visa program by demonstrating that the people in the system are not highly sought out and fought over world class talent doing jobs in mission critical functions that there is not American alternatives to.
What these people are are in fact average, not particularly talented people who are displacing more talented Americans in far from mission critical job functions because of the simple fact that they are cheap, exploitable labor.
Every time I read one of these media human interest sob stories I'm struck not by how unfairly these H1B people are being treated, but by how the H1B recipients featured never should have been in the H1B program in the first place
While we in the US have been concerned about from Central and South America, Indians have been quietly planting new populations around the world. And they practice chain immigration.
India Has the World's Biggest Diaspora
"It’s wild how the “declining population” narrative pushed by @VivekGRamaswamy lines up perfectly with the Indian government’s master plan to flood the global workforce, starting with 30 million, ramping up to 250 million Indian nationals over the next 25 years.
India just launched an aggressive initiative to make this happen, relying on embedded Overseas Citizens of India in politics and business to rewrite policies and guarantee Indian control over jobs in America and other high-income countries.
The real goal? To become the world’s “global talent hub” with $300 billion in extra remittances as a fast-tracked bonus. India needs 10 million new jobs a year to keep its population afloat, so they’re forcing other countries to sacrifice their own workers for India’s gain.
So, Vivek, did you laminate your OCI card?
Hope it was worth it selling out America."
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