H-1B visa restrictions

IIT to H-1B: JD Vance invokes academic in-laws while red flagging green card without loyalty test

[ad_1] TOI correspondent from Washington: US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday doubled down on the Trump administration’s restrictive immigration posture, signaling a deepened skepticism toward the H-1B visa program while framing national “loyalty” as the ultimate litmus test for immigrants.Speaking at TurningPointUSA townhall in Georgia, Vance deflected an Indian-origin student’s question regarding the decades-long […]

Can H-1B visa holders do ‘side hustle’ in US? MAGA activists flag home kitchen advertisements from social media groups

[ad_1] With several guns trained at H-1Bs in the US and especially in Texas, several social media posts have now flagged home kitchen businesses being run by visa holders ‘illegally’. H-1B and their dependents H-4 visas are not legally permitted to do a side hustle in the US and the laws are so strict that […]

‘Real Christianity means restricting H-1Bs’: Right-wing influencer confronts JD Vance on ‘American identity’ after fiery AmericaFest speech

[ad_1] US vice president JD Vance was criticised after linking American identity to Christianity while advocating restrictions on the H-1B visa program. The MAGA leader was speaking at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest, where he discussed “true Christian politics.”Vance claimed that restricting high-skilled immigration was both a moral and economic move. Vance said: “Why have we […]

‘H1-B should be reserved for top talent, not mediocre….’: Indian-origin venture capitalist says ‘visas must be reduced in number’

[ad_1] Indian-origin venture capitalist Asha Jadeja Motwani doubled down on her view that US must restrict H-1B visas only to the world’s “top talent.” She said the programme should not be used to let “mediocre” engineering workers from foreign countries storm US. Her comments come a week after she claimed she had influenced US President […]

‘Now do the H-1B visas’: Trump ally says after US announces restrictions on Indian travel agents

[ad_1] MAGA activist urges administration to ban H-1B after US announced visa restrictions for Indian travel agents with alleged links to trafficking. Donald Trump’s ally Laura Loomer who is against American jobs going to immigrants, said the administration should restrict H-1B visas — after the US Monday announced bans on travel agents from India who […]