The US Is Losing Top Tech Talent to India in the Wake of Trump’s H-1B Chaos
The Trump administration has put new fees and other barriers on a visa program popular among Indian engineers working in the US.
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
If the Trump administration’s policies inspire foreign-born tech workers to leave the US—or not to come at all—India is well positioned to benefit. Quantifying any reverse migration is difficult; the Indian tech industry trade body Nasscom says it has no estimate of returnee numbers. But there are signs of a shift. LinkedIn, for instance, saw a 40% increase in tech professionals changing their location to India in the third quarter of 2025, the latest data the platform has made available.
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