# Trump’s green card curbs test Indian tech workers’ American dream

https://mins.news/en/item/110318

- BBC News, 2026-10-21 23:06 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqj34j7dk771o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The US has frozen PERM applications at eight technology firms, making it harder for many Indian H-1B workers to obtain permanent residency. Companies say the business impact is limited, but workers who have spent years in the US awaiting green cards face growing uncertainty, alongside increased online hostility toward Indian immigrants.

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