Vivek Ramaswamy on H-1B visas: ‘Indentured servitude’ that should be gutted

Indian-American Republican presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy called the H-1B visa programme “indentured servitude”, vowing to “gut” the lottery-based system and replace it with meritocratic admission if he wins the race to the White House next year. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations which require theoretical or technical expertise.

Vivek Ramaswamy himself has used the visa programme 29 times as from 2018 through 2023, US Citizenship and Immigration Services approved 29 applications for his former company, Roivant Sciences, to hire employees under H-1B visas.

Vivek Ramaswamy said that the H-1B system is “bad for everyone involved”, as per Politico.