Donald Trump has repeatedly stressed the need to hire more locals since returning to the White House. His administration is intensifying its pressure on American companies to reduce the number of foreigners.
Washington: H1-B visa holders living in America are going to face a big crisis. By the beginning of 2025, AI has eaten up more than 50,000 jobs globally. Meanwhile, after the arrival of the Trump administration, American companies have tightened the recruitment process of foreigners. Companies like Microsoft, Meta, CrowdStrike and Block are cutting jobs citing automation, efficiency and economic caution, while the US Immigration Department has tightened scrutiny for work visa programs. The H1-B visa is special in this, on which a large number of Indians live in America.
AI is becoming a threat to tech workers
Meanwhile, a social media post is becoming increasingly viral, which predicts a ‘mass exodus’ of Indian and Chinese professionals from America in the next few years. The post made on Reddit states that as AI takes over routine and medium-level work, companies will need fewer employees.
Growing opposition to outsiders
It warns that if jobs fall short, there will be political pressure to give priority to locals, which could lead to scapegoating of immigrants. The post said, America is becoming increasingly anti-immigrant… Politicians can satisfy this mood by scapegoating H1-B visa holders.
Discussions among users have intensified regarding this post. Some claimed that the exodus has already begun. One user wrote, ‘F-1 visa holders are struggling to get H1-B. H1-B holders are being fired. L-1s are being recalled.’ Another user wrote, ‘Don’t think that AI cannot handle difficult problems.’
