Oh, yes, given such sick and silly tomfoolery that comments on surnames in a weird way, many may think that such "joke-kars" (hain, hain, hain, oh, no, this is not the hyena "giggle", it is supposed to be 'laughter', you know!) should actually belong to so-called comedy shows on certain channels in Maharashtra!
Well, luckily for us Indians, there is no need to worry too much about their anger which has risen like the price for the H1B visa, from tops five thousand dollars to "hundred thousand" (as the West puts it which, translated in to Indian English, reads as one lakh) dollars.
Okay, unlike shallow comedians on certain channels who 'crack (up!?!)' jokes on surnames, let us be genuine and serious. We surely are in the post-globalisation world. Especially after the MAGA message, Trump's America clearly seems to be for Americans alone. Sending (illegal) immigrants back to their country of origin, imposing the tariff war on the world, and now the hiked visa fees; the works, in brief.
Given the AI onslaught, the IT companies anyways must be cutting cost. May be, hence they might not be in a big way in to the H1B mode. If "Sakaal" is to be believed, IT giants like the TCS (5505), Infosys(2004), Wipro(1523) would not be much affected as the numbers in the brackets refer to their employees who may suffer the visa cost crunch.
Anyways, the hike is not retrospective in nature. Who would then be facing the hurdle? Mostly, it would be the STEM students already in the U.S. who are about to complete or have just completed their M.S.
The American education, even in the non-IVY League institutes, runs in to crores. Given the AI, the MAGA, and such H1B fees, American companies may not hire them.
The situation in America is already so bad-n-grim, say the consultants, that when a candidate makes hundred and fifty applications, (s)he may get just five interview calls which often do not result in any call letter. The famous "pink slip" is eternally a threat, moreover. After spending crores, if they come back, forget the sense of humiliation, they would be facing fierce competition, and getting a bare minimum salary.
Actually, is the so-called American Dream an allure any longer? For one thing, unlike the sixties/seventies, there is hardly any brain drain these days. The best prefer to stay back in India rather than lead in the U.S. a lower middle class/middle class life, given the high rents, the heavy EMI's, the huge taxes, the steep prices, not to forget the rampant racism, and much worse still, the rise of anti-immigrants anger across the entire West, if the London demonstration is any proof.
In India, on the contrary, one lives with family and friends; the household labour is cheap; the taxes are not high. Look at the I/T slabs or the GST reduction. There is increasing ease of doing business. There is a startup culture. Many IIT-ians, for example, prefer India.
In other words, both our nation and our students can use this difficulty as a boon in disguise. Instead of waiting for a green card (apparently has a hundred year long waiting list) or constantly worry about minimally paying jobs and a possible citizenship that needs constant renewal, better are the chances in India. Home is indeed sweet home!
Pratima@"Opportunity," says Edison, "is missed by many because it is dressed in over-alls, and actually looks like work."
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