After his inauguration, many of US President Donald Trump’s announcements and executive orders have caused fear and anxiety among applicants and holders of the H1B visas. Of particular concern is the ending of citizenship by birthright, though this particular provision has been stayed by the courts. Indians have a particular interest because they hold the maximum number of H1B visas.
Duriya Dhinojwala, who practices law with a special focus on immigration issues, talks about some of these complex questions in this podcast interview with Sidharth Bhatia.
For one thing, she says the H1B programme still goes strong and the birthright citizenship condition has not been halted – “so please talk to your physician before you rush into a decision”. She explains that not winning the H1B lottery is not the end of the world – there are many other ways to reapply.
She also explains in detail the issue of undocumented migrants that the US wants to send back.
The bigger problem, she says, is that the green card backlog for Indians is long and is growing and the Indian government should discuss that with the Trump administration.
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