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Pan IIT Alumni India Urges IITians to Return Amid US Visa Uncertainty
Pan IIT Alumni India is a group that represents graduates of Indian Institutes of Technology.
It is worried about changes to US immigration processes for skilled workers.
The group says Indian professionals have helped American businesses, research, and technology.
It said they should not be described as a group using unfair or insulting labels.
The US administration suspended a green-card-related work certification process at eight technology companies.
The administration said it wanted to protect jobs for Americans.
The suspension has made some workers unsure about their plans for permanent residency.
Pan IIT Alumni India chairman Prabhat Kumar encouraged engineers to return to India and build their careers there.
Pan IIT Alumni India called for fair, transparent US immigration policies and opposed stigmatising Indian professionals.
The organisation said Indian engineers and technologists have contributed to US innovation, research, and industry.
Chairman Prabhat Kumar urged Indian engineers to build careers and create impact in India.
The Trump administration suspended PERM processing for eight technology companies, saying the action aimed to reduce foreign-worker numbers and create jobs for Americans.
The article says the PERM suspension has created uncertainty for workers pursuing employer-sponsored green cards; it does not automatically cancel existing H-1B visas.
- Who
- Pan IIT Alumni India, including chairman Prabhat Kumar, and the Trump administration.
- What
- The alumni body called for fair treatment of Indian professionals amid a US suspension of PERM processing at eight technology companies, and urged IITians to consider returning to India.
- Where
- The United States and India.
- When
- The statements followed recent developments described in the article as happening this week; no specific date is given.
- Why
- Pan IIT Alumni India cited uncertainty around US immigration policies and said Indian talent could find opportunities and make an impact at home.
Pan IIT Alumni India
Trump administration
PERM restrictions
Pan IIT Alumni India
The alumni body expressed concern about the developments and called for immigration policies to be applied fairly and transparently.
Trump administration
The administration suspended PERM processing at eight technology companies, saying the move would reduce foreign-worker numbers and create opportunities for Americans.
Indian professionals
Pan IIT Alumni India
The organisation said Indian engineers and technologists have contributed to US innovation, research, and industry, and objected to characterising them collectively as “indentured servants.”
Trump administration
The article reports the administration's stated goal of reducing foreign-worker numbers, but does not provide a separate administration response to the alumni body's comments about Indian professionals.
Key facts
- Organisation
- Pan IIT Alumni India represents alumni of 23 Indian Institutes of Technology.
- Immigration process
- PERM is a labour-certification step generally used by employers sponsoring eligible workers for employment-based green cards.
- H-1B
- The article describes H-1B as a temporary, employer-sponsored visa for foreign professionals in specialised occupations.
- Suspension
- PERM processing was suspended for eight technology companies.
- Companies named
- Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCL Technologies, Microsoft, Adobe, Capgemini, and Cognizant.
- Administration's stated aim
- Reduce the number of foreign workers in the US and create job opportunities for Americans.
- Chairman
- Prabhat Kumar, identified in the article as chairman of Pan IIT Alumni India.
Quotes
Pan IIT Alumni India
Organisation representing alumni of 23 Indian Institutes of Technology.
“For decades, we celebrated when our brightest minds left for American shores. It is time we asked what we lost in the process. A visa was never a stable foundation for a career, and this week's events prove it. The IIT covenant was nation before self. The most exciting problems and the greatest impact - now await our engineers at home. Build here. Scale here. Die here.”
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“We respect the sovereign right of every nation to shape its immigration policy. However, we urge that such policy be applied fairly, transparently, and without stigmatising a community of professionals whose contributions to the American economy and society are well documented.”
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