The article shows how US visa restrictions are already pushing skilled workers out, not a future risk but something happening now. H-1B costs and uncertainty are forcing founders and engineers to move to India or build from there. Talent is mobile and markets adjust fast. If the US makes immigration too expensive and unstable, innovation and startups will simply grow elsewhere.
In a funny way this outcome is good for both sides. The US political system clearly does not want Indian immigration, and these policies are actually achieving that goal. At the same time India gains experienced founders, engineers and capital, so Trump is kind of “winning” on his own terms.
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Also, Trump’s tariff and trade pressure helped accelerate things that were already needed anyway, like fixing GST issues, updating labour laws, signing more trade deals (EU deal will be signed next week), improving infra and taking manufacturing and exports more seriously. In that sense Trump ended up being an unexpected catalyst, pushing India to move faster on reforms it would eventually have done.
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The article shows how US visa restrictions are already pushing skilled workers out, not a future risk but something happening now. H-1B costs and uncertainty are forcing founders and engineers to move to India or build from there. Talent is mobile and markets adjust fast. If the US makes immigration too expensive and unstable, innovation and startups will simply grow elsewhere.
In a funny way this outcome is good for both sides. The US political system clearly does not want Indian immigration, and these policies are actually achieving that goal. At the same time India gains experienced founders, engineers and capital, so Trump is kind of “winning” on his own terms.
Also, Trump’s tariff and trade pressure helped accelerate things that were already needed anyway, like fixing GST issues, updating labour laws, signing more trade deals (EU deal will be signed next week), improving infra and taking manufacturing and exports more seriously. In that sense Trump ended up being an unexpected catalyst, pushing India to move faster on reforms it would eventually have done.
I don’t think they mind it that much tbh.