India blasts Vance's comments about H-1B workers: 'Unwarranted' and 'painful'
India’s Ministry of External Affairs released a statement on Friday bashing a comment from U.S. Vice President JD Vance in which he referred to foreign workers on the H-1B visa program as “indentured servants.”
TL;DR
- India's Ministry of External Affairs condemned U.S. Vice President JD Vance's use of the term 'indentured servants' for H-1B visa workers.
- The ministry stated that such descriptions are unwarranted and ignore the significant contributions of highly educated and skilled Indian professionals to the U.S. economy.
- Vance had made the comments during a press conference about alleged abuses in the H-1B visa program, citing Microsoft's actions.
- India highlighted that immigrant labor has historically shaped the United States and found Vance's terminology offensive due to its colonial legacy.
- The Trump administration announced it would bar Microsoft from using a process to move H-1B employees to green cards.
- Other IT companies named by Vance include Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, and Capgemini.