‘Build here, scale here’: IIT alumni body urges institution's diaspora to ‘come home’ to India amid US green card crackdown
Pan IIT Alumni India argued that India now offers opportunities in research, deep tech and innovation that previously drove many skilled professionals to leave.
Pan IIT Alumni India, representing over 500,000 alumni worldwide, has urged IIT graduates to return to India. This appeal comes amid the US freezing Green Card filings for eight major companies, including Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys. The alumni body believes India now offers research, deep-tech, and innovation opportunities that previously drew skilled professionals abroad.
The organization expressed concern over the US's PERM program freeze and H-1B visa treatment of Indian professionals. Despite acknowledging the US's right to set immigration policies, the alumni body called for fair and transparent implementation. They criticized the characterization of Indian professionals as "indentured servants" and highlighted the contributions of Indian engineers in the US.
The statement comes amid a widening US crackdown on skilled-worker immigration, with the Labor Department suspending PERM filings and investigating universities. Pan IIT Alumni India is urging IIT alumni to consider career opportunities at home, stating that India now offers the challenges and opportunities once only available abroad.
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