Rationale
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Bro, that guy is a retard who spews nothing but nonsense. Don't waste your time on him. I have had him on ignore for a while .
H-1B visas must end’: Wife of US citizen shares plight of landing IT jobs
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Rationale
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That is true, but Trump and his team don't want to acknowledge that. Forget about high IQ foreigners, the US doesn't even have enough native workers to build the buildings and factories and work the farms. The chickens are soon going to come home to roost from the crackdown on illegal immigrants, when inflation on services and goods highly dependent on labour, like farm products, starts going through the roof.
SoulSpokesman
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@Rationale
Bro, that guy is a retard who spews nothing but nonsense.
I humbly beg to differ. @Master Chief is a member with whom I share a mutual regard although naturally we differ on our views on many subjects. He has an interesting POV on many strategic subjects.
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Bro, that guy is a retard who spews nothing but nonsense.
I humbly beg to differ. @Master Chief is a member with whom I share a mutual regard although naturally we differ on our views on many subjects. He has an interesting POV on many strategic subjects.
Regards
Watandar
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Of course there are foreigners with skills the US economy needs. The problem we were discussing in this thread is how 70 to 80 per cent of H1B visas went to just Indians for last 30 years and that was unfair and negatively affected the IT industry.
Vikramaditya1
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Brilliant idea let's tax Americans more so that my government can make money off of it. Lol!We can track here I guess
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SoulSpokesman
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@Watandar
The problem we were discussing in this thread is how 70 to 80 per cent of H1B visas went to just Indians for last 30 years and that was unfair and negatively affected the IT industry.
What was unfair and negatively affecting the IT industry?
-The number of H1B visas issued?
-Or that 70 to 80% of the said number being issued only to Indians?
Regards
The problem we were discussing in this thread is how 70 to 80 per cent of H1B visas went to just Indians for last 30 years and that was unfair and negatively affected the IT industry.
What was unfair and negatively affecting the IT industry?
-The number of H1B visas issued?
-Or that 70 to 80% of the said number being issued only to Indians?
Regards
hydrabadi_arab
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SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Friday it would ask companies to pay $100,000 per year for H-1B worker visas, potentially dealing a big blow to the technology sector that relies heavily on skilled workers from India and China.
Since taking office in January, Trump has kicked off a wide-ranging immigration crackdown, including moves to limit some forms of legal immigration. The step to reshape the H-1B visa program represents his administration's most high-profile effort yet to rework temporary employment visas.
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"If you're going to train somebody, you're going to train one of the recent graduates from one of the great universities across our land. Train Americans. Stop bringing in people to take our jobs," U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said.
Trump's threat to crack down on H-1B visas has become a major flashpoint with the tech industry, which contributed millions of dollars to his presidential campaign.
Critics of the program, including many U.S. technology workers, argue that it allows firms to suppress wages and sideline Americans who could do the jobs. Supporters, including Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab CEO and former Trump ally Elon Musk, say it brings in highly skilled workers essential to filling talent gaps and keeping firms competitive. Musk, himself a naturalized U.S. citizen born in South Africa, has held an H-1B visa.
Some employers have exploited the program to hold down wages, disadvantaging U.S. workers, according to the executive order Trump signed on Friday.
The number of foreign science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workers in the U.S. more than doubled between 2000 and 2019 to nearly 2.5 million, even as overall STEM employment only increased 44.5% during that time, it said.
The move could add millions of dollars in costs for companies, which could hit smaller tech firms and start-ups particularly hard.
Reuters was not immediately able to establish how the fee would be administered. Lutnick said the visa would cost $100,000 a year for each of the three years of its duration but that the details were "still being considered."
Some analysts suggested the fee may force companies to move some high-value work overseas, hampering America's position in the high-stakes artificial intelligence race with China.
"In the short term, Washington may collect a windfall; in the long term, the U.S. risks taxing away its innovation edge, trading dynamism for short-sighted protectionism," said eMarketer analyst Jeremy Goldman.
In the first half of 2025, Amazon.com (AMZN.O), opens new tab and its cloud-computing unit, AWS, had received approval for more than 12,000 H-1B visas, while Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab and Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab had over 5,000 H-1B visa approvals each.
Lutnick said on Friday that "all the big companies are on board" with $100,000 a year for H-1B visas.
"We've spoken to them," he said.
Many large U.S. tech, banking and consulting companies declined to comment or did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The Indian embassy in Washington and the Chinese Consulate General in New York also did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH.O), opens new tab, an IT services company that relies extensively on H-1B visa holders, closed down nearly 5%. U.S.-listed shares of Indian tech firms Infosys and Wipro closed between 2% and 5% lower.
Companies most dependent on H-1B visas
The H-1B program offers 65,000 visas annually to employers bringing in temporary foreign workers in specialized fields, with another 20,000 visas for workers with advanced degrees.
Under the current system, entering the lottery for the visa requires a small fee and, if approved, subsequent fees could amount to several thousand dollars.
Nearly all the visa fees have to be paid by the employers. The H-1B visas are approved for a period of three to six years.
Trump also signed an executive order on Friday to create a "gold card" for individuals who can afford to pay $1 million for U.S. permanent residency.
Reporting by Aditya Soni and Kristina Cooke in San Francisco and Jeff Mason in Washington; additional reporting by Reuters bureaus; Editing by Rosalba O'Brien
Since taking office in January, Trump has kicked off a wide-ranging immigration crackdown, including moves to limit some forms of legal immigration. The step to reshape the H-1B visa program represents his administration's most high-profile effort yet to rework temporary employment visas.
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"If you're going to train somebody, you're going to train one of the recent graduates from one of the great universities across our land. Train Americans. Stop bringing in people to take our jobs," U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said.
Trump's threat to crack down on H-1B visas has become a major flashpoint with the tech industry, which contributed millions of dollars to his presidential campaign.
Critics of the program, including many U.S. technology workers, argue that it allows firms to suppress wages and sideline Americans who could do the jobs. Supporters, including Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab CEO and former Trump ally Elon Musk, say it brings in highly skilled workers essential to filling talent gaps and keeping firms competitive. Musk, himself a naturalized U.S. citizen born in South Africa, has held an H-1B visa.
Some employers have exploited the program to hold down wages, disadvantaging U.S. workers, according to the executive order Trump signed on Friday.
The number of foreign science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workers in the U.S. more than doubled between 2000 and 2019 to nearly 2.5 million, even as overall STEM employment only increased 44.5% during that time, it said.
MOVE COULD DETER GLOBAL TALENT
Adding new fees "creates disincentive to attract the world's smartest talent to the U.S.," said Deedy Das, partner at venture capital firm Menlo Ventures, on X. "If the U.S. ceases to attract the best talent, it drastically reduces its ability to innovate and grow the economy."The move could add millions of dollars in costs for companies, which could hit smaller tech firms and start-ups particularly hard.
Reuters was not immediately able to establish how the fee would be administered. Lutnick said the visa would cost $100,000 a year for each of the three years of its duration but that the details were "still being considered."
Some analysts suggested the fee may force companies to move some high-value work overseas, hampering America's position in the high-stakes artificial intelligence race with China.
"In the short term, Washington may collect a windfall; in the long term, the U.S. risks taxing away its innovation edge, trading dynamism for short-sighted protectionism," said eMarketer analyst Jeremy Goldman.
INDIA ACCOUNTS FOR MOST H-1B VISAS
India was the largest beneficiary of H-1B visas last year, accounting for 71% of approved beneficiaries, while China was a distant second at 11.7%, according to government data.In the first half of 2025, Amazon.com (AMZN.O), opens new tab and its cloud-computing unit, AWS, had received approval for more than 12,000 H-1B visas, while Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab and Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab had over 5,000 H-1B visa approvals each.
Lutnick said on Friday that "all the big companies are on board" with $100,000 a year for H-1B visas.
"We've spoken to them," he said.
Many large U.S. tech, banking and consulting companies declined to comment or did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The Indian embassy in Washington and the Chinese Consulate General in New York also did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH.O), opens new tab, an IT services company that relies extensively on H-1B visa holders, closed down nearly 5%. U.S.-listed shares of Indian tech firms Infosys and Wipro closed between 2% and 5% lower.
Companies most dependent on H-1B visas
IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, policy director of the American Immigration Council, questioned the legality of the new fees. "Congress has only authorized the government to set fees to recover the cost of adjudicating an application," he said on Bluesky.The H-1B program offers 65,000 visas annually to employers bringing in temporary foreign workers in specialized fields, with another 20,000 visas for workers with advanced degrees.
Under the current system, entering the lottery for the visa requires a small fee and, if approved, subsequent fees could amount to several thousand dollars.
Nearly all the visa fees have to be paid by the employers. The H-1B visas are approved for a period of three to six years.
Trump also signed an executive order on Friday to create a "gold card" for individuals who can afford to pay $1 million for U.S. permanent residency.
Reporting by Aditya Soni and Kristina Cooke in San Francisco and Jeff Mason in Washington; additional reporting by Reuters bureaus; Editing by Rosalba O'Brien
hydrabadi_arab
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Trump the gift that keep giving.
hydrabadi_arab
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hydrabadi_arab
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After happy birthday to my pharand Modi.
Trump has imposed sanctions on Chabahar port in Iran funded by India. Practically ended H1B visas that 80% of them goes to India.
Trump has imposed sanctions on Chabahar port in Iran funded by India. Practically ended H1B visas that 80% of them goes to India.
Lulldapull
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Already AI doing all the coding/ data entry/ 'programming'.........
Oh bhaeeee.....Its all over no?....This is why Trump sahb doing what he's fukking doing no?
Gareeb Indian di kissy nu zroorat nahi hae gee ab (out west)........
Oh bhaeeee.....Its all over no?....This is why Trump sahb doing what he's fukking doing no?
Gareeb Indian di kissy nu zroorat nahi hae gee ab (out west)........
Distant_Observer
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US moving towards a transactional relationship with India where relations are dependant on the level of access they get into their market.
They did make the most of it while they could.
hydrabadi_arab
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The thing is USA can screw India 10x more and still have leverage over them. Thats how one sided relationship was. If India doesn't reach a trade deal then Trump will directly target Indian IT exports.
SoulSpokesman
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Well party time for my brother's @Dalit @r3alist @Master Chief and of course for you, Hydra bro! Regards
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