A Bengaluru-based CEO was criticised by MAGA supporters on social media for his post on citizenships for H-1B visa holder Indians. Deepak Shenoy, the founder and CEO of Capitalmind shared a short post about H-1B visas and questioned the birthright citizenship in US after President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on it.
"An H1B is a temporary worker, right? So children of H1B parents born in the US don't get automatic US citizenship? Interesting," he wrote in a post.
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The post was quickly flooded by MAGA supporters who started targetting the CEO while making comments about "deporting" Indians and ending citizenship "loopholes".
"As it should be — has been historically exploited by Indian and foreign parents," claimed one of them, while another wrote, "Yep. The loopholes are over. Get out."
{{/usCountry}}"As it should be — has been historically exploited by Indian and foreign parents," claimed one of them, while another wrote, "Yep. The loopholes are over. Get out."
{{/usCountry}}"I think you’ll find temporary means you’re supposed to leave I would assume most people would take their children with them," said a third user.
"What’s interesting? Baby of visitors needs to go home," read one comment.
The CEO laughed off the comments and clarified that he was never an H-1B seeker, is based out of India and unaffected by the changes in citizenship regulations. "Funny so many Americans are telling me to go back. I live and work in India. I rejected the whole H1B to green card to citizenship rigmarole in 1997. (Kids are all born in India) But it's interesting because this have a child there had become a cultural thing," he said.
The CEO, however, added that the move would be a good thing for India. "It's probably a good thing for India also. Changes priorities," he said, adding that with this change "more work gets sent here" resulting in more prosperity for India.
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