Panic In Silicon Valley: Why 15,000 Indians Fled US Last Year

A US-based Indian tech engineer’s post on Reddit went viral late last month, in which the user claimed to have applied for more than 1,500 jobs over the previous few months without receiving a single call. The data engineer, who’s been on an H-1B visa for the past three years, wrote, “Unfortunately, my current company has decided not to renew my H-1B application.” This prompted other Indians in similar situations in the US to share their experiences and confirm how widespread and serious the job issue has become for Indian professionals there. Each year, the US issues 85,000 three-year H-1B…