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Time of India
03-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
'H1-B scam decoded': X post slams Costco for their bias for foreign labor
A job posting for Costco, the retail chain, has gone viral as social media users pointed that US companies are now not even hiding that they want H-1Bs over Americans, as that is cheaper for them. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States. In some cases, applicants and employees for selected positions will not be sponsored for work authorization, including, but not limited to H1-B visas," the job posting said. A social media user decoded the post and said it clearly wants foreign workers who already have work authorization like a green card which allows the company to avoid visa sponsorship costs. But the company is pretending that Americans can also apply, conforming to the corporate America's playbook that they posted jobs publicly, rejected Americans by offering 30 per cent below market rate to import cheap labor. The post comes as US tech workers are crying foul over job losses that they claim are going to Indians and Chinese. The H-1B visa program allows US companies to hire foreign labor at a cheaper price. President Donald Trump earlier said he was not against the H-1B visa program as many H-1Bs work at Mar-a-Lago. But MAGA activists have been pushing the administration to stop importing foreign labors while the administration is already cracking down on foreign students, illegal immigrants. The USCIS revealed that 120, 141 H-1B visa applications have been selected for 2026. This is the lowest number since 2021 but MAGA supporters are campaigning for H-1B to be completely removed. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "Another greedy company @Costco want Amercian Money and profits but do not want Americans to work for them in corporate. They want slave wages and those who will break all morality clauses and guidelines for the master of their money and employment in America," one wrote, replying to the Costco post.
Time of India
28-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Walmart plans to introduce 'several hundred new roles' in the US and India; also has 'message' for laid-off employees
Walmart will soon introduce 'several hundred new roles' in the US and India, reports MoneyControl. This comes days after the company announced to let go of approximately 1,500 employees from its technology department, e-commerce fulfillment centres and the advertising segment named Walmart Connect. The publication quotes a top company executive who anonymously said 'Within each country, that is United States and India, several hundred new roles are going to be introduced as the company reshapes teams.' 'Employees who were affected by last week's changes are eligible to apply for any of these roles,' the source added. Walmart has over 10,500 stores with about 240 million footfalls in the US. The retailer employs about 16 lakh people in the country– majority of them work in stores with employees in corporate offices making up a small percentage. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký Undo Walmart recent job cuts linked with H-1B Tech workers in the US, frustrated over the H-1B visa program, linked recent layoffs to the hiring of foreign nationals, suggesting it was a deliberate move. "Oh, guess what? The large layoffs today at Walmart are from its technology team. You know, the kind of US worker who's replaced by H1B," one person wrote in an online post. Another asked, "1500. Wow, that's a bloodbath. How many H-1Bs are they bringing in next year?" Experts say that while H-1B could be one of the factors, but AI is another. The world's biggest retailer recently introduced the Gen AI tool 'Wally' to automate processes such as data entry and analysis, customer support among others. What Walmart said Walmart said it is cutting jobs in a bid to reduce expenses and streamline decision making. H-1B allows companies to hire foreign nationals for some skilled roles but they get less wages. Walmart, in a statement, said, "These changes reflect a focus on business priorities and our growth strategy and are not related to H-1B visas.' 4 new Apple stores confirmed for Delhi, Mumbai, Pune and Bengaluru! AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
JD Vance slammed for his family meeting with Indian-origin venture capitalist amid H-1B row: 'We can kiss our economy goodbye'
JD Vance recently met Indian-origin Silicon Valley venture capitalist Asha Jadeja Motwani. Vice president JD Vance's photo with Indian-origin venture capitalist Asha Jadeja Motwani became a flashpoint amid the H-1B row as social media users questioned what was the purpose of the visit at a time when MAGA activists are opposing the US's quota for H-1B programs. Asha Jadeja Motwani is a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley with investments in over 100 tech startups. She posted a photo with JD Vance and wrote about their family gathering, in which she said she raised the issue of immigration. Usha Vance accompanied the vice president and Motwani said both of them are "humble to a fault". "JD took endless questions from about a dozen of us around the dining table and answered them patiently. I had concerns about immigration policies, and wanted to be reassured that America will not lose highly gifted and talented immigrants from foreign countries -- top brains of the world. He gets an A+" the venture capitalist wrote. — MrsDoubtFireSF (@MrsDoubtFireSF) "Many of us on the table had been Democrats, just like him, for over 30 years. Our departure from the Democratic Party to the center right had many resonances," Motwani said, adding that she gifted a two-inch statue of Lord Ganesha to JD and Usha. "They loved it, and Usha told me that her older son actually wanted if us hit it off beautifully for some reason," the post read. The meeting comes amid a fresh row over H-1B programs after the USCIS released that they cleared over 120,000 H-1B visas for 2026. US tech workers complained that they are losing jobs because of the low-pay hiring that the companies make through the H-1B programs. Meanwhile, Walmart announced 1500 job cuts in tech roles triggering the row further. "Let me get this straight, JD Vance just wined and dined with a BJP RSS agent of India to facilitate India's national interests, we can kiss our economy goodbye," one user wrote. "Nice! But we should scrap H-1Bs and help our young, enterprising youth first," one commented on Asha Motwani's photo. "O gross we will not accept the endless stream of H1bs to continue. Why support layoffs for Americans?" another wrote.
Hindustan Times
25-05-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
120k H-1B applications selected for FY2026; 27% down from last year: Key numbers here
The Trump administration has selected 120,141 H-1B visa applications for the 2026 financial year, according to new data released by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). President Donald Trump has supported work-based visas like the H-1B in the past. However, this latest announcement shows a more cautious approach to employment-based immigration. It comes at a time when immigration policies are being closely examined once again. The number of total registrations and eligible applicants for H-1B visas dropped sharply this year. USCIS received 358,737 registrations for FY 2026, of which 343,981 were considered eligible. That's 27% fewer than the 470,342 eligible registrations in FY 2025. Only around 336,000 people submitted applications this year — down from 423,000 last year. This could mean that fewer people are interested, or that the rules have become stricter. Most of the eligible applications — about 336,153 — came from individuals who submitted only one registration. Just 7,828 applicants had multiple registrations, which is much lower than in earlier years when this was more common. Also Read: Indian Firms face US visa curbs over 'illegal' immigration In FY 2024, there were more than 758,000 eligible registrations, and 188,400 applications were selected. The big drop this year suggests that demand is falling, or that rules are tighter. The lottery system used to choose H-1B applications selected about 35% of all eligible registrations this year. Around 57,600 employers took part in FY 2026 — a similar number to the 52,700 in FY 2025. However, there were far fewer unique applicants this year. The average number of registrations per person also dropped — from 1.06 in 2025 to 1.01 in 2026 — showing that most applicants had just one entry. The H-1B visa is still popular in tech, finance, and education. In 2024, big companies like Amazon, Google, and Meta received thousands of these visas. Tesla, led by Elon Musk, also brought in many skilled workers through the programme. The H-1B visa has a yearly limit of 65,000 new visas, with an extra 20,000 for people who hold a U.S. master's degree or higher. U.S. Tech Workers, a group critical of the H-1B scheme, said on social media platform X: 'H-1B visa numbers for FY 2026: Despite mass tech layoffs and voter backlash—especially after the Christmas H-1B uproar—the Trump team stays hands-off: 120,141 NEW H-1Bs selected for FY2026. Demand remains high despite layoffs—a clear sign U.S. workers are being replaced.' Even though Donald Trump is pushing tougher immigration policies, the real impact of these changes on H-1B applications may not be seen until next year. Much will depend on how the job market and immigration rules change over the next few months.
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Elon Musk says he's back to spending 24/7 at work after X outage, makes official exit from politics
Elon Musk says he's back to 24X7 office after X witnessed massive outage across the world Saturday. The major outage in X, formerly Twitter, marked Elon Musk 's official exit from politics, which occupied most of his time in the past six months as he announced that he's back to spending 24X7 at work and will be sleeping in conference rooms, server rooms and factory rooms. While the announcement came after the outage, he made it a point to mention Tesla and Starlink as well. "I must be super focused on X/xAI and Tesla (plus Starship launch next week), as we have critical technologies rolling out," he wrote. "As evidenced by the 𝕏 uptime issues this week, major operational improvements need to be made. The failover redundancy should have worked, but did not," Musk wrote, replying to a post on how X faced multiple outages this morning affecting billions of users. — elonmusk (@elonmusk) Musk has already announced that his political involvement would now reduce as he gets back to his core work which took a backseat because of his involvement in the Department of Government Efficiency. Musk has moved out of the White House and said earlier that he would devote one or two days to government work. But now it seems, his exit is final. A fire reportedly broke out in an Oregon data centre owned by X Thursday. Many reports claimed that the fire, which had an extended response from emergency crews, involved batteries in one of the data center's rooms. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like [부산 한정] 빠진 치아 1개도 10개도 33만원에 임플란트 해드려요! 플란치과 더 알아보기 Undo But it was not confirmed whether the fire led to the outage. Social media users blamed H-1B hires for outage Several social media users claimed that the H-1B hires of X were behind the outage. X's AI Grok had to rescue the situation. "I'm sorry you're having trouble with notifications. X had a major outage starting May 22, 2025, due to a data center fire in Hillsboro, Oregon, which likely caused the issue. The engineering team is working to fix it. There's no evidence H1B visa holders are responsible; the problem is infrastructure-related," Grok replied to an X post that urged to take the control of X away from H-1Bs.
