The H-1B visa — long a bridge connecting Indian talent to the American dream — has erupted once again into a political battleground in the United States. With Indian technology workers, engineers, and physicians forming the largest cohort of H-1B holders, every shift in US immigration policy sends ripples across India’s skilled workforce and its $150-billion IT services industry. Advertisement

Now, the debate has reignited with a new force. US Vice President JD Vance has sharpened his rhetoric against foreign workers, dismissing them as “cheap workers” and arguing that America no longer needs immigrant labour to sustain its economy. His comments, delivered in a conversation with conservative host Sean Hannity, signal a deepening ideological divide at the highest levels of the American g

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