The Foreign Ministry asserted that talent mobility adds value to both economies.
India has slammed US Vice President JD Vance’s comments on foreign workers amid the US green card programme suspension, calling them “unwarranted”.
The steps announced by the US do not advance the shared ambitions of both countries,” it added. The remarks came after Vance accused Microsoft of abusing the Permanent Labour Certification Programme, officially known as PERM, and replacing American workers with non-Americans. New Delhi noted that PERM is distinct from the H-1B visa programme but reassured that the suspension of PERM applications does not, by itself, affect the validity of existing H-1B visas or the status of H-1B visa holders and their dependents.
“This is therefore an area of tremendous mutual benefit for the two countries and our expectation is that all stakeholders in this process can appreciate this fact.
“While it creates opportunities for Indians, it equally helps US companies with cutting-edge talent, innovation, research, productivity, competitiveness and job creation, besides creating shareholder wealth in the US,” the Ministry said in a statement. Vance suspended the PERM programme for Microsoft and made it clear that they needed to hire “great American workers” instead of replacing them with “foreign indentured servants”.
