Overview
- President Trump’s new executive order bars birthright citizenship for children born to parents on temporary visas such as H-1B unless a parent holds a green card or US citizenship.
- Indian nationals account for over 70% of H-1B visa holders and are facing unprecedented scrutiny over renewals and protracted green card backlogs.
- An anonymous engineer’s May 29 Reddit post outlines his struggle of balancing minimal US savings with cherished family time against a lucrative job offer in his native state.
- Reddit users offered varied perspectives on financial gains, children’s adjustment to life in India and the trade-offs between career demands and personal well-being.
- The growing uncertainty over immigration policies is driving many Indian IT professionals to reassess their long-term residency and career prospects.