Summary:
Mr.
Modi should safeguard interest of Indians in the U.S.
and thereby safeguard their jobs, Mr.
Surjewala said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP must tell the reason for bartering India’s interests and compromising India’s position as ‘tech giant”. Indian professionals, who get 60% of all H-1B visas were the worst hit and about 7.5 lakh employees might consequently get deported after losing H-1B status. Clamping down on H-4, H-1B and L1 visas by the U.S.
would force many Bengaluru-based professionals in information technology to return to India, Mr.
Surjewala said. “This will lead to forcible return of software professionals for want of survival on single income in U.S.,” the Congress leader claimed..