Over 70 per cent of all H-1B visas issued by the U.S. go to Indian nationals. As a result, the Indian-origin population in America has tripled over the last 25 years from 1.6 million in the early 2000s to nearly 5 million today.
But there’s ample evidence the H-1B helps pretty much everyone else. Workers who enter the country on visas go on to start and run billion-dollar companies. Musk says he entered the country on a visa. He now runs Tesla, which employs more than 100,000 people .
A debate over the program for skilled foreign workers has pitted immigration hard-liners against some of President Trump’s most influential supporters in the tech industry.
"Why is this being suppressed? I talked to a bunch of mainstream media. They go, we've not heard of this. We haven't heard of the murder."
B visa program, designed to provide U.S. companies with access to specialized foreign talent, has become a focal point of political and cultural conflict. Advocates like President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk argue that it is indispensable for fostering innovation and maintaining America’s competitive edge.
The onerous new immigration bill would empower state attorneys general to force wholesale visa denials. It turns out Bannon can use this to his advantage in the MAGA civil war over immigration.
The GOP has recently faced infighting concerning H-1B visas, which are offered to college-educated foreign professionals. Changes to these visas could affect the career plans of international students and scholars at Yale.
The H-1B visa debate intensifies under Trump, impacting tech growth and the Indian American community, with calls for stricter controls vs. global competitiveness.
Steve Bannon attacked Elon Musk over the billionaire’s criticism of President Donald Trump’s new AI infrastructure project—escalating the feud weeks after Bannon said he would “do anything” to keep the world’s richest person out of the White House.
Minnesota farms employ both undocumented migrants and foreign-born workers who are in the United States on a provisional or temporary basis.
Minnesota’s agriculture industry relies on migrant labor and immigration policies that allow temporary workers.
President Donald Trump can’t overhaul immigration policy without Congress, but local law enforcement could expedite deportations and detain the undocumented.