infinity ag said:
Just saw this on teamblind.com which is a board to discuss work issues.
One can feel sorry about her situation but she or people like her have gamed the system and taken opportunities from other more deserving.
She seems intelligent, works for Google. Maybe she should think about Making India Great Again?
Just watch the sob stories are going to be turned up in volume to ramp up pressure on the Trump administration. Likely funded by Dems, corporations and leftists.
She applied to a temporary visa (H1B) and is now complaining that she feels temporary. Hmm. Maybe she should go back to India and feel permanent again.
America is not a jobs program for foreigners. H1B renewal needs to be stopped for now.
The H-1B has given me so many opportunities. But even after 12 years, my life in the US feels unstable and temporary because of it.
https://www.businessinsider.com/h1b-life-feels-unstable-after-12-years-in-usa-2025-8Quote:
- Surbhi Madan, a Google software engineer, has been on an H1-B visa for 12 years.
- While the visa has enabled her to grow her career, it also leaves her with a sense of instability.
- The visa has affected everything from the leases she signs to whether she will freeze her eggs.
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I came to the US in 2013 to pursue a bachelor's at Brown University. I was inspired by my older brother, who went to the US for his master's and liked the teaching approach.Quote:
While the one-third probability of getting picked in the lottery remains the same since I applied in 2017, the job market when I graduated felt better. Companies were hiring and willing to sponsor H-1B applications. I feel like I got really lucky when I compare it to the situation for recent graduates now.Quote:
I've been living in the US for 12 years. My challenges feel very different from my friends who are US citizens.Quote:
Because of the visa, my life in the US feels temporary.
I have friends who are buying apartments. I find it hard to put down permanent roots. I have an option to renew my apartment lease for one or two years, and I always choose one year because I never know how long I'll be allowed to live in the US.
One time, I was returning to the US after traveling abroad. At immigration, a US border officer asked me about the purpose of my visit, to which I replied, "I live here." I remember him saying, "You don't live here; you work here," which left a mark on me. I remember thinking: "It's true."Quote:
My visa has become a consideration in my family planning, too.
I'm 30, and I have been looking into egg freezing as an option. While researching the process, I thought about what would happen if I no longer had working rights in the US and wanted to retrieve the eggs.
She should probably just go back to India and find a nice boy and marry considering she is 30. The longer she waits here, the worse it gets for her.
Given the amount of time that has elapsed, either she hasn't tried to get into the GC process, or she has tried and Google isn't interested in sponsoring her for a GC, but they're OK with re-upping her H1B every so often. Thus she is temporary here, no doubt about that.
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