Send H-1B visa holders BACK to their home countries; H-1B visas should ..., writes Indian-origin man; gets slammed by Indians

An Indian-origin man from the US has suggested that all H-1B visas should expire and holders should return to their home countries. Rohit Joy, who made this suggestion while replying to a post by Congressman Dr Rich McCormick on H-1B visas on the social media platform X (earlier Twitter), has faced criticism for his comment, primarily from Indians. The controversy started with Congressman McCormick advocating for a domestic visa renewal program for H-1B holders. Current rules require H-1B visa holders to renew their visas at the US embassy in their home countries, which can take months. Several Congressmen, including Indian-origin representatives like Ro Khanna, recently urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to allow renewals within the US to save time for hiring companies. Reacting to this effort, Joy, whose X profile claims him to be "Indian by blood, Oregonian by birth, Texan by choice", denounced the H-1B visa program. He stated that the program has no connection to maintaining America's competitive edge.Replying to Congressman McCormick's post, Joy wrote: “Nope. All H-1B visas should expire, the program should be ended, and visa holders should be sent back to their home countries. It has nothing to do with keeping America competitive. Our major national competitors don’t bring in large numbers of foreign workers.”Rohit Joy said this while responding to Congressman McCormick's origianal post which read: “Last week, I joined a bipartisan push to expand domestic visa renewals for H-1B and other low-risk visa holders. It's time to modernise our visa system by reducing costs, boosting efficiency, and keeping America competitive.”The backlash from Indians on X included questioning his opinion. Users also suggested that Rohit Joy should change his name. Joy's X post has recieved nearly 3 lakh views and hundreds of comments.“Well, Qatar does...and they a veritable slaves. 🤷🏾” one user wrote.Joy responded to this by saying, “Qatar isn’t a major national competitor of ours. How exactly do they compete with us?”“Bhai Naam change Kar Le.. Unko indians Nai Pasand Hai. Sab Ko Bhejne Ke Bad, Teri Baari Aani Hai. History To Padha Hoga Na, Pehle Kisi Ek Ki Help Se Rajya Pe Kabja Or Usi Jisne Help ki Uski Band Bajate The,” a second user wrote.“I don’t know what any of that means. If you want me to read your reply, write it in English,” Joy wrote replying to this comment."Thanks, Rohit, we will welcome you to Kozhikode with open arms," a third user wrote sarcastically.Replying to this, Joy said: “I won't be going anywhere. I'm a US citizen."The third user further noted: “Yes, we will strip you of your citizenship and send you to Kozhikode because you are 'Rohit’”