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  • What to Know About Project Firewall, the Trump Administration’s H-1B Visa Probe

    10/16/2025 1:19:53 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 8 replies
    Time ^ | 9/23/2025 | Miranda Jeyaretnam
    Companies could face probes into their compliance with the H-1B visa program as part of the Trump Administration’s effort to clamp down on the program and force companies to hire more Americans. The Department of Labor announced on Friday that it was launching Project Firewall, an “enforcement initiative” that will investigate employers for potential abuse of the H-1B visa process. The initiative may be the first time the federal government has sought to broadly enforce H-1B legal standards intended to protect both the H-1B employee and American workers, such as paying wages on par with other workers of similar qualifications...
  • Kremlin: Putin, Trump talk Tomahawk shipments

    10/16/2025 11:53:40 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 12 replies
    Baha Breaking News ^ | 10/16/2025 | Christian Baha
    Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American colleague Donald Trump discussed in a telephone conversation on Thursday the possible supply of US Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said. During the call, Putin told Trump that Tomahawk missiles would not change the situation on the battlefield, but would harm relations between Moscow and Washington and minimize the chances of a positive settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, according to Ushakov. Furthermore, the official revealed that Trump pledged to take into consideration all of Putin's concerns during his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday at the White...
  • US senator wants to end student work permits in the US. What Indians should know

    10/16/2025 7:09:29 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 16 replies
    India Today ^ | 10/16/2025 | Roshni Chakrabarty
    A growing push in the US to curtail OPT and tax or restrict foreign student work is rattling Indian students. Policy shifts, surprise site visits and H-1B fee changes are shrinking the post-study path in the US. When students finish degrees in the US, they often rely on Optional Practical Training (OPT) to transition from F1 student visas to H1-B work visas and build a career in the US. That safety net is now increasingly under threat. Senator Tom Cotton’s OPT Fair Tax Act was already spelling trouble. Now, Senator Chuck Grassley and others are urging DHS (Department of Homeland...
  • Anti-Indian racism on X on the rise: Report

    10/10/2025 8:04:27 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 55 replies
    American Bazaar ^ | 9/18/2025 | Arun Kumar
    Immigration-focused narratives, especially those related to H-1B visas and portraying Indians as “job stealers” dominated online discourse on X, amplifying xenophobia and fueling calls for deportation and denaturalization, according to a new report. The report, Anti-Indian Racism on X: Causes, Trends, and Narratives, released by The Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) today documents a surge in anti-Indian racism on the American microblogging platform between July and September 2025. The 680 high-engagement posts analyzed for this report amassed more than 281 million views, underscoring the scale of online racism targeting Indian communities, according to CSOH. Notably, August saw...
  • ‘I will not apologize:’ Palm Bay councilman defies calls to step down over comments about Indian immigration

    10/10/2025 6:27:24 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 20 replies
    News6 Click Orlando ^ | 10/1/2025 | James Sparvero
    A highly anticipated city council meeting Thursday could start the process of potentially removing a member of the council. Palm Bay Community Correspondent James Sparvero reported Tuesday that Councilman Chandler Langevin is back on the hot seat over what he said on social media about Indian visa holders and immigrants. Langevin said these Indians don’t care about America, are destroying the South, and should all be deported. -snip- “If someone only hires Indians, sends remittance checks back to India, campaigns in Indian elections, lobby’s (sic) to fly Indian flags over American government buildings, and has no family willing to serve...
  • Tom Cotton Drafts Bill to Shrink H-1B Visa Program

    10/10/2025 5:22:15 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 42 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 9/29/2025 | Neil Munro
    Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) will introduce a bill on Tuesday that would sharply reduce the number of H-1B migrants working in U.S. white-collar jobs. The bill, to be announced Tuesday morning, would begin to count visa renewals as new visas, so ending the current practice of allowing unlimited renewals for most of the 85,000 visas granted to companies each year. The unlimited renewals policy allows roughly 750,000 H-1B visa holders to retain white-collar, career-track jobs that would otherwise have gone to young U.S. graduates. Without the exemption, the number of company-employed H-1B visa holders would drop to roughly 250,000. The...
  • Project firewall: US cracks down on H-1B misuse, prioritises American jobs

    10/01/2025 2:23:02 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 11 replies
    India Today ^ | 9/30/2025 | Education Desk
    The Trump administration has launched Project Firewall, a major initiative to curb H-1B visa misuse and prioritise American workers for high-paying, skilled jobs. This move signals a shift toward stricter enforcement and could reshape opportunities for both domestic and foreign professionals. The move comes amid rising concerns over the exploitation of the H-1B programme. According to a January 2025 report by fwd.us, the US hosts roughly 730,000 H-1B visa holders along with 550,000 dependents. Critics have long argued that some companies use the program to hire cheaper foreign talent, often at the expense of qualified American professionals. This initiative follows...