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"What I later found out was that there is significant overseas pressure from the indian government for these big indian names in Silicon Valley to push business away from America and into india." This is true. India's own KNIT Framework published by India's Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, explicitly encourages members of the Indian diaspora to use their expertise, business relationships, investment capital, and leadership positions to advance India's economic development through knowledge transfer, sourcing, investment, and technology transfer. As the United States negotiates trade and economic partnerships, Americans should understand that India has spent decades building a network of Indian-origin executives, investors, and decision-makers throughout American companies and institutions who are encouraged to help advance India's economic interests. America has no comparable network embedded throughout India advocating for American jobs, American investment, and American workers. I encourage every American to read this document from India's Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs. https://t.co/E0Wv9gUPHD

Foreigners Have Taken 90 Percent of Post-COVID U.S. Jobs. An analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data reveals that foreign-born workers have taken the overwhelming majority of new jobs in the U.S. since the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are the details: PULSE POINTS ❓ WHAT HAPPENED: An analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data shows that since the pre-COVID peak, around 90 percent of net new jobs in the U.S. have been filled by foreign-born workers. 📰 DETAIL: The data, highlighted by Official Layoff on X (formerly Twitter), indicates that foreign-born employment has increased by 4.3 million since February 2020, while native-born employment has only grown by 471,000. This shift has raised the foreign-born share of the workforce from 17.5 percent to 19.6 percent—almost one in five. 🎯 IMPACT: The disparity in job gains has sparked debate about the structure of the U.S. labor market, with Americans largely failing to benefit from new job creation as foreign-born employment grows 42 times faster than native-born employment. 💬 KEY QUOTE: “This is the most alarming stat you will read today. Foreign-born employment is growing 42x faster than native-born since 2019. FORTY-TWO TIMES.” – Official Layoff 📈 DATA: Official Layoff has tracked over 335,000 layoffs in 2026 across various sectors, raising further questions about bosses’ seeming addiction to hiring foreigners rather than locals. Examining jobs data over a longer timeframe, around 52 percent of new jobs have gone to foreigners since 2007. Image by Adam Fagen.