“It’s disappointing to go through this… I plan to restart my career in London now,” said Hari Renganathan, a data scientist at Take Two Interactive, a gaming company headquartered in New York.

Soon after Renganathan graduated from Columbia University, he landed the job with his temporary student work visa (OPT or optional practical training). He has applied for the H-1B lottery thrice—but to no avail.

From Silicon Valley to Wall Street, Indians have fueled America’s tech industry for decades, making up more than 70 percent of all H-1B visa holders as per the last fiscal year. But now, the American dream has turned its back on them. In his latest move, US President Donald Trump imposed a $100,000 fee for new H-1B applicants through an executive order to curb “abuse” of the employment

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