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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 […]

L-1 visa will now be abused: Biden’s ex-adviser Ajay Bhutoria on $100,000 H-1B fee

Indian-American community leader predicts that now L-1 visa will be abused as companies can’t use H-1B without paying the hefty $100,000 fee. Former president Joe Biden’s ex-adviser Ajay Bhutoria, the Indian-American community leader on immigration policy, said there have been instances of rampant abuses of the H-1B visa program that resulted in the desperate measure […]

‘Economy is like baking, H-1B is key ingredient’: Expert says US will have to import ‘cake’ or ‘use inferior recipe’

Economist Justin Wolfers said H-1B is a main ingredient required to bake economy cake in the US. Australian economist Justin Wolfers, a professor of economics at the University of Michigan, came under MAGA fire as he has been speaking in support of the H-1B visa program that allows US companies to hire skilled workers from […]

‘Suffering for stress, anxiety’: Indian woman Phoenix Doe cited in lawsuit against Trump’s $100,000 H-1B fee

The lawsuit challenging Trump’s H-1B fee of $100,000 cites the case of an Indian woman, Phoenix Doe. Donald Trump’s proclamation imposing a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas got its first legal hurdle as a coalition of unions, employers and religious groups filed a lawsuit challenging the fee in federal court in San Francisco. The lawsuit […]

‘Not anymore’: Amazon techie says he was obsessed with US, green card; rejected twice for H-1B

Amazon techie says American dream is not staying in America, but living life freely without obsessing over visa. The story of Wen-Hsing Huang, a 25-year-old engineer working at Amazon, can bring closure to many struggling with the present H-1B chaos. As told to Business Insider, Huang’s experience of working in the US, living a life […]

‘Hard to believe that…’: Senators write to Amazon, Apple, JPMorgan Chase amid H-1B row; ‘explain why you hire, how much wage you give’

Senators ask Amazon, Apple to explain why they hire H-1Bs. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley who called for stopping work permits to student visa holders in the US has now charged the top 10 tech companies and asked them to explain why they continue to hire H-1Bs, how much they pay them etc. The Wall Street […]

‘Why are we allowed a false statue…’: Republican leader Alexander Duncan under fire for comment on 90-ft Texas Hanuman statue, HAF reports to GOP

GOP leader Alexander Duncan comes under fire for his hateful comment on Texas Hanuman temple amid H-1B row. The Hindu American Foundation took a strong objection to the recent comments of Republican leader Alexander Duncan on the ‘Statue of Union’, a 90-ft statue of Hanuman in Texas. The comment came amid the H-1B row after […]

‘My experience with H-1B racism’: US techie recalls great interviews followed by rejection, ‘Indians feel entitled to work here’

US techie’s rant against H-1B goes viral on Teamblind. A US techie shared the experience of giving interviews for Meta and Amazon and getting rejected at both, as there were majorly Indians on the interview board. Calling it H-1B racism, the techie wrote on Teamblind: “So before any H1Bs say that Americans are racist, please […]

‘Nothing is going to change as…’: Reddit post on H-1B fee hike goes viral, calls out hate and bigotry

A Reddit post went viral as it said H-1B visa holders should not be targeted by hateful comments, US companies are responsible for the visa abuse. A post on Reddit calling out the hate and bigotry against the H-1B visa holders went viral as the post claimed that nothing is going to change even after […]

‘You didn’t have to see my mom crying’: H-1B visa holder narrates harrowing experience, MAGA says ‘stay in your country’

An H-1B Redditor narrated the harrowing few hours in the aftermath of the US government’s announcement of a $100,000 visa fee, which threw companies into a tizzy. Companies called back all employees, not in the US now, fearing that they would not be able to re-enter the country, before the White House clarified that the […]