In an interview with Politico, Ramaswamy termed the H-1B visa programme “indentured servitude” and said he would “gut” the lottery-based system. New Delhi: Following the row over his remarks on the H-1B visa programme, Indian-American US presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy has said he understands what he wants to reform and stressed that the H-1B programme was “senseless”.
在接受 Politico 採訪時，拉馬斯瓦米將 H-1B 簽證計劃稱為“契約奴役”，並表示他將“廢除”基於彩票的製度。新德里：在圍繞H-1B 簽證計劃的言論引發爭議後，印度裔美國總統候選人維韋克·拉馬斯瓦米(Vivek Ramaswamy) 表示，他了解自己想要改革的內容，並強調H-1B計劃「毫無意義」。
In an interview with Politico, Ramaswamy termed the H-1B visa programme “indentured servitude” and said he would “gut” the lottery-based system and replace it with meritocratic admission if he is elected US President next year.
The Indian-American entrepreneur, a Republican aspirant for the US President’s post, came into the spotlight after a presidential debate last month. Donald Trump is still leading the Republican race for the top post. The other frontrunners are Ramaswamy, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley.
Ramaswamy’s remarks on H-1B are in line with the tough stand taken by Trump during his 2016 campaign. Trump had, however, softened his stand following his election.
Behind the row over Ramaswamy’s remarks is the fact that H-1B visa is in high demand among Indian IT professionals. It is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in jobs that require theoretical or technical expertise. Interestingly, Ramaswamy has used the visa programme 29 times.
Responding to the row, Ramaswamy posted on X, “@Politico tried to play ‘gotcha’ by saying I want to gut the H1-B system even though my companies have used it to hire foreign graduates from top US: universities. Well, US energy sector regulations are badly broken, but I still use water & electricity. Turns out I actually understand the things I want to reform: the foreign visa ‘lottery’ is senseless & the H1-B regime is a form of indentured servitude that’s a product of corporate lobbying. I’ll finally fix it.”
The Indian-American entrepreneur, who has said his parents came to US “with no money”, has pushed for tightening the immigration policy. Earlier, he has said he would use the military to secure borders and deport US-born children of undocumented immigrants.
拉馬斯瓦米在接受 Politico 採訪時將 H-1B 簽證計劃稱為“契約奴役”，並表示，如果他明年當選美國總統，他將“廢除”基於抽籤的製度，並以精英錄取制度取代。
這位印度裔美國企業家是一位渴望競選美國總統職位的共和黨人，在上個月的總統辯論後成為人們關注的焦點。 唐納德·特朗普在共和黨最高職位的競選中仍然領先。 其他領先者包括拉馬斯瓦米、佛羅裡達州州長羅恩·德桑蒂斯和前美國駐聯合國大使尼基·黑利。
拉馬斯瓦米對H-1B的言論與川普在2016年競選期間採取的強硬立場是一致的。 然而，川普在當選後軟化了立場。
拉馬斯瓦米言論引發爭議的背後是印度 IT 專業人士對 H-1B 簽證的需求量很大。 這是一種非移民簽證，允許美國公司僱用外國工人從事需要理論或技術專長的工作。 有趣的是，拉馬斯瓦米已使用該簽證計劃 29 次。
拉馬斯瓦米在X 上回應這一爭議，“@Politico 試圖玩’陷阱’，說我想廢除H1-B 制度，儘管我的公司已經用它來僱用來自美國頂尖大學的外國畢業生。好吧，美國能源部門的規定嚴重違反，但我仍然使用水和電。事實證明，我真正理解了我想要改革的事情：外國簽證「抽籤」毫無意義，H1-B制度是一種契約奴役形式，是一種產品企業遊說的問題。我最終會解決這個問題。”
這位印度裔美國企業家表示，他的父母「沒有錢」來到美國，他一直在推動收緊移民政策。 早些時候，他曾表示，他將動用軍隊來保護邊境安全，並驅逐在美國出生的無證移民的孩子。
原文出處 NDTV