JD Vance Calls for Loyalty Test, Criticizes H-1B Fraud While Praising Indian In-Laws

Vance doubled down on the Trump administration's restrictive immigration posture.

“JD Vance sounds alarm on H-1B ‘fraud’:Calls for stronger American identity as Indians make up 70% of work visa pool - Copy link US Vice President JD Vance has raised concerns about alleged fraud within the H-1B visa system while acknowledging the contributions of immigrants who have ‘enriched the country’”

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He deflected a student's question about the green card backlog, pivoting to systemic fraud.

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He invoked his Indian-origin in-laws as archetypes of successful assimilation.

One of your obligations is to think of the best interest of your country, not the country you came from.

The remarks were met with enthusiastic praise from the MAGA wing but panned by critics.

Vance's in-laws immigrated from Andhra Pradesh, India, in the late 1970s.

Krish Chilukuri studied at IIT Madras and is a lecturer at San Diego State University.

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Dr. Lakshmi Chilukuri is a professor at the University of California, San Diego.

Vance said his father-in-law never once said you have to do this because it’s in the best interest of the country I came from.

Indians account for over 70% of approximately 85,000 H-1B visas issued annually in the US.

Vance acknowledged the H-1B program had serious problems including fraud.

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The Trump administration introduced stricter regulations including around $100,000 fees.

The US State Department started enhanced screening including social media scrutiny.

The administration cited examples arguing the H-1B program disadvantages American workers.

More than 16,000 employees at Microsoft were displaced following approval of over 9,000 H-1B visas.