H-1B visa program

H-1B: List of new restrictions proposed by White House after $100,000 visa fee

Trump administration is working on new immigration restriction rules. The Donald Trump administration is pushing for a major overhaul of the H-1B visa program, going beyond the initial shock of the $100,000 fee that is now mandatory for all companies that want to file H-1B petition to hire staff from foreign countries. The proposals, formally […]

‘Eliminated’: Florida Guv Ron DeSantis holds H-1B poll amid row over Palm Bay politician’s anti-India remark

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held an X poll and concluded that H-1B visa program should be eliminated. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who called H-1B visa program a scam in no uncertain terms, held a poll on the visa program that allows US tech companies to hire skilled people from foreign countries, and concluded that the […]

‘False STEM workforce shortage’: Republican lawmaker pushes for amendment to stop H-1B abuse

Republican leader Riley Moore brings amendment to stop H-1B abuse. Rep Riley Moore said he proposed an amendment to stop the abuse of the H-1B visa program and the House Appropriations Committee approved it. The amendment instructs the US labor department to investigate the ‘fake shortage’ of the STEM workforce and submit a report on […]

Is Trump considering blocking IT outsourcing to India? Aide says, ‘Make call centers American again!’

MAGA puts pressure on administration to stop H-1B, IT outsourcing to India. Amid the ongoing trade war between India and the US, President Trump is considering blocking IT outsourcing to India, claimed Trump aide and far-right activist Laura Loomer. “President Trump is now considering blocking US IT companies from outsourcing their work to Indian companies. […]

‘No such thing as visas for people from India’: Entrepreneur blasts MAGA commentator for racist post

MAGA commentators are up in arms against Indians getting work visa in the US as the two countries are engaged in tariff battle. Amid a renewed call for scrapping H-1B visa programs to target Indians as US and India are locked in a bitter battle over tariff, Indian-origin entrepreneur Karl Mehta schooled MAGA commentator Charlie […]

H-1B visa bias? Assistant attorney general Dhillon probing cases; ‘list continues to grow’

In a major development of the H-1B row, the US President Donald Trump-led administration is taking action against companies which are discriminating against American workers. The programme, which allows foreign workers to fill roles in the US, has long been criticised for limiting opportunities for native-born Americans.Assistant attorney general for Civil Rights, Harmeet Dhillon, confirmed […]

‘Teaching son to poop on beach’: Vivek Ramaswamy again trolled; he was promoting Ohio tourism

Vivek Ramaswamy was trolled for this photograph at an Ohio beach. Whenever Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy posts his photo or his family photo, he gets heavily trolled for his Indian-origin. Social media users ask him to go to India, though Ramaswamy, the Ohio gubernatorial hopeful, was born in Cincinnati. Vivek Ramaswamy shared a photo of […]

‘This will devastate the economy of India’: Republican leader’s dire warning amid H-1B row

A Republican leader posted a warning for India’s economy amid the ongoing H-1B row. Republican leader Virgil Bierschwale who has emerged as a prominent voice against the H-1B visa program that allows US companies to hire skilled people from foreign countries, has sounded a dire warning for the Indian economy. Reacting to the news that […]