Indians are the main beneficiaries of the H-1B visas, which bring in the best of the talent and brains from across the world. Highly skilled professionals from India walk away with the overwhelming number of H-1B visas—which is Congressionally mandated 650,000 every year and another 20,000 for those who received higher education from the US.
President-elect Donald Trump, who will be sworn in as the 47th President of the US at the US Capitol, has come out in support of the H-1B, so has two of his close confidants, Tesla owner Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, both of whom have been tasked to head the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
"I've always liked the visas, I have always been in favour of the visas. That's why we have them," Trump told the New York Post over the weekend.
This story is from the January 04, 2025 edition of Financial Express Pune.
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