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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Virtue signaling?
I’m deeply insulted.
No, not really.
I’m genX, you have to try much harder to insult me.
Pfft.
Good. Now and American can chase the American dream once again.
I’ll include you and her in my prayers today. Be wise as a serpent and harmless as a dove.
I guess you can’t recognize sarcasm. Man…
Relax Francis.
His worst fear?
Try prison.
The meme is “lighten up Francis”
Boo Hoo.
Now, maybe these American corporations will be forced to hire American workers - many of whom, especially in the tech industry, were replaced by job stealing H-1b visa holders.
Thank you! I and her mother (also a FReeper) appreciate that.
"remind her Indians are Caucasians = WHITES"
“Oh yeah.. this one looks REALLY white/Caucasian..”
Thank you! Maybe some technicality calls Dot Indians “Caucasian” - WHITE, but they’re just not.
Maybe if someone is color blind, or just blind, that could fly, but the story of “The Emperor’s New Clothes” comes to mind.
Seems like “forced acceptance’, just like what the lefties love to do to us.
(Oh, and you’re welcome ;^).)
Look at the difference of melanization between Norway and Sicily. Sorry you’ve fallen for woke memes about race. Race includes things like hair configuration and texture, facuial bone shape etc. Have you heard of “Indo- European languages?Indians are Caucasians= WHITES. You know where Aryanism led.
I lived in Japan for more than 20 years.
Japanese are more Caucasian than Indians.
Why are you bringing color into this anyway?
The issue is that they have a different culture that rarely assimilates to our values.
noob, huh? Tell me about Buckhead.
"noob, huh? Tell me about Buckhead."
If “chasing the dream” did not involve simultaneously applying for citizenship you = parasite. Pi$$ off.
Don’t owe you a thing, noob.
Most dots, if they are honest, will tell you that they hate Americans, which is why it's so peculiar then that they would want to be here. Until you realize that the only people they hate more than Americans are Indians of other castes.
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