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bettercallsalad ◴[] No.45306578[source]
> India was the largest beneficiary of H-1B visas last year, accounting for 71% of approved beneficiaries

Having worked with the recent generation of Indians, I can safely say this can be a good thing. Baseline morality and work ethics for many (not all, but many) in the recent generation of Indians are so low. It’s a generational shift that I can tell. Get rich quick, wannabe try too hard to fit in and have fun with wild Wild West mindset that just has a completely different tone from earlier generations of hard working Indians who helped build some of the major products we use today.

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sul_tasto ◴[] No.45308870[source]
Relations between the US and India have been strained recently because India refuses to implement sanctions on Russia for the war in Ukraine. I wonder if there is a geopolitical motive behind the timing of this decision.
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1. RhysU ◴[] No.45313960[source]
I suspect the administration is indeed playing chess like you suggest.

This H1B policy will put internal domestic pressure on India to put sanctions pressure on Russia. If so, waive the fees for the Indian consultancy firms. Anytime India lets up on sanctions, the fees will come back.

Either the US will get the sanctions it seeks or it will get a revenue stream from a policy that plays well to many US voters.