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India Calls Vance's Comment on H-1B Visa Holders as 'Deeply Offensive'
India Calls Vance's Comment on H-1B Visa Holders as 'Deeply Offensive'
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The Indian government has hit out at US Vice-President JD Vance for his "unwarranted" comments against H-1B visa holders, calling them as "deeply offensive".
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The Indian government has hit out at US Vice-President JD Vance for his "unwarranted" comments against H-1B visa holders, calling them as "deeply offensive".The strong comments came after Vance referred to H1B visa workers as "foreign indentured servants" being used by global tech companies to replace American workers.New Delhi has also criticised the US Department of Labor's decision to suspend the PERM programme for eight companies, which include Indian entities such as Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HCL Technologies, Wipro and Infosys. The US market collectively generates around 50-60% of the revenue for these Indian companies. Besides the Indian IT firms, the Trump administration has also suspended the PERM programme for four US-headquartered companies - Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant and Capgemini, effectively barring them from sponsoring new Green Card applications or processing pending ones for that matter.Overall, over 70% of overall H-1B visa approvals were recieved by Indian citizens in 2024, according to reports.MEA said that talent mobility was an "area of tremendous mutual benefit" for both the countries, while noting that it helped US companies with cutting-edge talent, innovation, research, productivity, competitiveness and job creation as well as created shareholder wealth for the American economy.New Delhi has also clarified that the suspension of PERM applications won't affect the validity of existing H-1B visas or status of existing H-1B visa holders and their dependents."...there could be some impact on the permanent-residency/Green Card process of eligible employees of the affected companies," MEA said.
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India Calls Vance's Comment on H-1B Visa Holders as 'Deeply Offensive'
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has criticised the US Department of Labor's decision to suspend eight IT and technology companies, including Indian entities, from the Permanent Labor Certification Program (PERM) programme.
The Indian government has hit out at US Vice-President JD Vance for his "unwarranted" comments against H-1B visa holders, calling them as "deeply offensive".
The strong comments came after Vance referred to H1B visa workers as "foreign indentured servants" being used by global tech companies to replace American workers.
We believe that such descriptions are unwarranted and ignore the fact that Indian professionals in the United States are highly educated and skilled contributors to its economy and innovation ecosystem, MEA said in a statement on Friday afternoon.
"Indeed, the history of the United States itself has been shaped by generations of immigrants whose labour, enterprise and innovation have contributed to its growth and prosperity. Resorting to terminology that carries painful historical and colonial legacy connotations is deeply offensive," it stated.
New Delhi has also criticised the US Department of Labor's decision to suspend the PERM programme for eight companies, which include Indian entities such as Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HCL Technologies, Wipro and Infosys. The US market collectively generates around 50-60% of the revenue for these Indian companies. Besides the Indian IT firms, the Trump administration has also suspended the PERM programme for four US-headquartered companies - Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant and Capgemini, effectively barring them from sponsoring new Green Card applications or processing pending ones for that matter.
Overall, over 70% of overall H-1B visa approvals were recieved by Indian citizens in 2024, according to reports.
MEA said that talent
mobility was an "area of tremendous mutual benefit" for both the countries, while noting that it helped US companies with cutting-edge talent, innovation, research, productivity, competitiveness and job creation as well as created shareholder wealth for the American economy.
"The steps announced by the US do not advance the shared ambitions of both countries," the Indian statement cautioned.
New Delhi has also clarified that the suspension of PERM applications won't affect the validity of existing H-1B visas or status of existing H-1B visa holders and their dependents.
"...there could be some impact on the permanent-residency/Green Card process of eligible employees of the affected companies," MEA said.
