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India Whines About Their Citizens Not Being Allowed Into America
Rubio fired back during a contentious meeting with his Indian counterpart over immigration and specialized visas.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed back forcefully against complaints from Indian officials over the Trump administration’s tightening of visa and immigration procedures, insisting the reforms are part of a broader global overhaul of the U.S. immigration system — not an attack on India specifically.
The clash unfolded during Rubio’s visit to India this week after Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar publicly raised concerns over delays and disruptions affecting H-1B visa holders and their families.
“We hope that these delays and these disruptions will be addressed,” a representative for the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said during a press briefing shortly after the rule change in late December. The spokesman argued that lengthy scheduling issues for visa appointments were causing hardships for Indian nationals, disrupting family life and affecting children’s education.
At Sunday’s joint press conference, Jaishankar echoed those earlier concerns, raising the impact of expanded U.S. review procedures introduced in December that subject H-1B applicants and their H-4 dependents to mandatory online-presence reviews at all U.S. consulates worldwide. “While we cooperate to deal with illegal and irregular mobility, our expectation is that legal mobility would not be adversely impacted as a consequence,” Jaishankar said. “After all, this is very relevant to our business, technology, and research cooperation.”
Rubio, however, made clear the Trump administration has no intention of backing away from its immigration reforms simply because some countries are feeling the effects more acutely than others. “What I want to leave clear is that the changes, while they may be having a disproportionate impact on a place like India that provides so many high-skilled workers to the U.S. economy, it is not a system that is targeted at India,” Rubio said during a Sunday press conference in New Delhi. “It is one that’s being applied globally.”
The secretary of state repeatedly framed the reforms as part of President Donald Trump’s broader “America First” immigration agenda, arguing the United States has been forced to modernize its system after years of what he described as a migration crisis.
“We’ve had over 20 million people illegally enter the United States over the last few years, and we’ve had to address that challenge,” Rubio said. “This is not because of India, but broadly.”
Rubio argued the current system overhaul is “long overdue” and insisted the administration is attempting to build a more sustainable immigration structure for the future. “The United States is currently undergoing a process of reforming the system by which we choose how many people come into our country, who comes in, when they come in,” he said.
Despite the friction, Rubio emphasized that Washington still views India as a critical ally and major economic partner, particularly in technology and business sectors.
He noted that Indian companies have invested more than $20 billion into the American economy and repeatedly stressed that the reforms were not “India-specific.” At the same time, Rubio appeared visibly irritated by accusations circulating online that the administration’s policies were motivated by anti-Indian sentiment.
“Every country in the world has stupid people,” Rubio said bluntly. “I’m sure there are stupid people here. There are stupid people in the United States that make dumb comments all the time.” Rubio defended America as “the most welcoming country in the world on immigration,” noting that roughly one million people become permanent residents every year. Still, his remarks underscored a growing reality inside the Trump administration: even legal immigration programs once viewed as politically untouchable are now being subjected to stricter scrutiny as the White House moves aggressively to reshape the U.S. immigration system.
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Rubio fired back during a contentious meeting with his Indian counterpart over immigration and specialized visas.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed back forcefully against complaints from Indian officials over the Trump administration’s tightening of visa and immigration procedures, insisting the reforms are part of a broader global overhaul of the U.S. immigration system — not an attack on India specifically.
The clash unfolded during Rubio’s visit to India this week after Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar publicly raised concerns over delays and disruptions affecting H-1B visa holders and their families.
“We hope that these delays and these disruptions will be addressed,” a representative for the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said during a press briefing shortly after the rule change in late December. The spokesman argued that lengthy scheduling issues for visa appointments were causing hardships for Indian nationals, disrupting family life and affecting children’s education.
At Sunday’s joint press conference, Jaishankar echoed those earlier concerns, raising the impact of expanded U.S. review procedures introduced in December that subject H-1B applicants and their H-4 dependents to mandatory online-presence reviews at all U.S. consulates worldwide. “While we cooperate to deal with illegal and irregular mobility, our expectation is that legal mobility would not be adversely impacted as a consequence,” Jaishankar said. “After all, this is very relevant to our business, technology, and research cooperation.”
Rubio, however, made clear the Trump administration has no intention of backing away from its immigration reforms simply because some countries are feeling the effects more acutely than others. “What I want to leave clear is that the changes, while they may be having a disproportionate impact on a place like India that provides so many high-skilled workers to the U.S. economy, it is not a system that is targeted at India,” Rubio said during a Sunday press conference in New Delhi. “It is one that’s being applied globally.”
The secretary of state repeatedly framed the reforms as part of President Donald Trump’s broader “America First” immigration agenda, arguing the United States has been forced to modernize its system after years of what he described as a migration crisis.
“We’ve had over 20 million people illegally enter the United States over the last few years, and we’ve had to address that challenge,” Rubio said. “This is not because of India, but broadly.”
Rubio argued the current system overhaul is “long overdue” and insisted the administration is attempting to build a more sustainable immigration structure for the future. “The United States is currently undergoing a process of reforming the system by which we choose how many people come into our country, who comes in, when they come in,” he said.
Despite the friction, Rubio emphasized that Washington still views India as a critical ally and major economic partner, particularly in technology and business sectors.
He noted that Indian companies have invested more than $20 billion into the American economy and repeatedly stressed that the reforms were not “India-specific.” At the same time, Rubio appeared visibly irritated by accusations circulating online that the administration’s policies were motivated by anti-Indian sentiment.
“Every country in the world has stupid people,” Rubio said bluntly. “I’m sure there are stupid people here. There are stupid people in the United States that make dumb comments all the time.” Rubio defended America as “the most welcoming country in the world on immigration,” noting that roughly one million people become permanent residents every year. Still, his remarks underscored a growing reality inside the Trump administration: even legal immigration programs once viewed as politically untouchable are now being subjected to stricter scrutiny as the White House moves aggressively to reshape the U.S. immigration system.
India Whines About Their Citizens Not Being Allowed Into America
Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed back forcefully against complaints from Indian officials over the Trump administration’s tightening of visa and immigration procedures, insisting the reforms are part of a broader global overhaul of the U.S. immigration system — not an attack on India...
vasanthm
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Ok yet it will continue and jobs will be sent to India
vasanthm
SpeedLimited
Glad to know he felt the need to explain, h1b is still there, more jobs coming to India
Master Chief
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I do admire your honesty, that parasitism is a virtue among Indians and any mechanism by which delivery of parasitism can be enhanced is to be lauded.
Notwithstanding the inevitable direct repercussions borne by migrant Indians of this particular narrative, which we see happening time and time again, have you ever considered why so many Indians, by hook or by crook, seek refuge from India itself?
As Pakistanis, we don't necessarily mind that you behave in this way. This forum merely signposts, for those who would deem such signage worthy of attention.
Master Chief
Trusted Member
This isn't India. This is a normal and civilised nation. We are allowed to build mosques.
Sharia is not a codified legal statute here and is restricted to family courts.
Now tell us when we will be getting one of these in England?
vasanthm
SpeedLimited
Sorry if you don't understand how capitalism and globalisation work..
Master Chief
Trusted Member
The point being made is why send all this talent offshore when it is clearly needed in Hindustan to improve every facet of life for middle classes, never mind the lost causes of the lower classes and the dalitised segments of society? If the real talent stayed in Hindustan, surely they could fix all the societal stagnation and make the country attractive enough that folks aren't literally praying at temples for visas?
Is your country overpopulated? Is that the problem?
vasanthm
SpeedLimited
Soon after Westerners learn a bit more yoga, I guess
Yasser76
Elite Member
That is not part of the debate, it was about total numbers, try and make your point relevant, it will help you (not just on here but in life in general)
vasanthm
SpeedLimited
The subset that goes abroad helps bring business back. That’s how much of India’s IT/services boom happened.
It’s not brain drain when it creates networks, investment and jobs at home. India doesn’t yet own the global tech stack, so plugging into the western one and extracting value just makes huge sense to us.
Yasser76
Elite Member
AI it wiping that model out
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