Vivek Ramaswamy’s remarks on H-1B visa have sparked a row
New Delhi:
Following the row over his remarks on the H-1B visa programme, Indian-American US presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy has stated he understands what he needs to reform and confused that the H-1B programme was “mindless”.
In an interview with Politico, Ramaswamy termed the H-1B visa programme “indentured servitude” and stated he would “intestine” the lottery-based system and change it with meritocratic admission if he’s elected US President subsequent 12 months.
The Indian-American entrepreneur, a Republican aspirant for the US President’s publish, got here into the highlight after a presidential debate final month. Donald Trump continues to be main the Republican race for the highest publish. The opposite frontrunners are Ramaswamy, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley.
Ramaswamy’s remarks on H-1B are according to the powerful stand taken by Trump throughout his 2016 marketing campaign. Trump had, nevertheless, softened his stand following his election.
Behind the row over Ramaswamy’s remarks is the truth that H-1B visa is in excessive demand amongst Indian IT professionals. It’s a non-immigrant visa that enables US firms to make use of international staff in jobs that require theoretical or technical experience. Curiously, Ramaswamy has used the visa programme 29 occasions.
.@Politico tried to play “gotcha” by saying I need to intestine the H1-B system though my firms have used it to rent international graduates from prime U.S: universities. Effectively, U.S. vitality sector rules are badly damaged, however I nonetheless use water & electrical energy. Seems I truly… pic.twitter.com/EpbLY5S5Pc
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) September 17, 2023
Responding to the row, Ramaswamy posted on X, “@Politico tried to play ‘gotcha’ by saying I need to intestine the H1-B system though my firms have used it to rent international graduates from prime US: universities. Effectively, US vitality sector rules are badly damaged, however I nonetheless use water & electrical energy. Seems I truly perceive the issues I need to reform: the international visa ‘lottery’ is not sensible & the H1-B regime is a type of indentured servitude that is a product of company lobbying. I am going to lastly repair it.”
The Indian-American entrepreneur, who has stated his mother and father got here to US “with no cash”, has pushed for tightening the immigration coverage. Earlier, he has stated he would use the army to safe borders and deport US-born youngsters of undocumented immigrants.