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Real hiring criteria is ‘are you Telugu?’: Indian Redditor’s take on H-1B goes viral

An Indian Redditor said it’s true that Indian managers in US hire only Indians because they won’t be able to make Americans overwork. An Indian Redditor who claimed to be an ex-Amazon employee took to Reddit to share his rant against Indian managers in US workplaces. The post went viral with anti-H-1Bs reveling in the […]

‘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 […]

‘Americans actually MAKE money from H-1B visa holders’: Investor reveals dark truth of ‘giant scam’ based on ‘Indians can’t say no’

US investor reveals how H-1B visa holders generally pay for Social Security and Medicare but can’t use that money if they don’t become permanent residents. Angel investor and entrepreneur Jason Calacanis has weighed in on the issue of the H-1B row and exposed how the foreign workers have been abused by the system for decades, […]

‘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 […]

‘Cottage industry…mostly from one country’: Republican Governor slams H-1B, India

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said H-1B is a scam and only Indians are hired in this visa program. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, known for his anti-H-1B stance, called out the visa program once again and termed it a ‘scam’ and ‘cottage industry’. Targeting India, the Republican leader said most of the H-1B workers are from […]

‘If you are trying to brain-drain Bangalore…’: US economist’s H-1B explanation goes viral

Economist Peter St Onge’s H-1B explanation goes viral. American economist Peter St Onge’s video explaining the H-1B system and what changes the Donald Trump administration is trying to bring is has gone viral as he summarized that the H-1B overhaul that Trump is planning will restore the visa program to what it was meant for […]

‘You don’t live here’: Google engineer shares H-1B woes, says she’s anxious about making mistakes

Indian-origin Google employee shares how H-1B, despite giving the cushion of good bank balance, always makes her life in the US feel temporary. A 30-year-old Google software engineer, Surbhi Madan, shared her experience of being on an H-1B visa, though she calls the US her home since 2013, when she came to the country for […]

H-1B hiring: Tech companies accused of bending rules with newspaper job listings

A report claims tech companies are bending rules to hire H-1Bs. Amid mass layoffs from major tech companies, the companies have now been accused of bending hiring rules in the local newspaper advertisements that they are mandated to advertise before hiring. While the rules say these roles are to be advertised for US-born workers, a […]

H-1B cap cases denied because of digital signatures? All you need to know

Several cases of H-1B petition being denied were reported because of digital signatures which the agency is not accepting any more. Some immigration law offices that deal with H-1B petitions have raised an alert that they are seeing denials of benefit requests over the validity of signatures. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services intensified their […]

H-1B visa: US considering ‘weighted selection process’ for hiring foreigners, DHS drafting new rule

No lottery for H-1B? New rule may add weightage on the wage offered for a position. The Donald Trump administration is considering introducing a new process for H-1B hiring under the capped part of the system. The Department of Homeland Security sent the proposal to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for […]