Sumit Kalra

[Sanjay Jha @JhaSanjay]

ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A GREAT COUNTRY CALLED INDIA.
( FIVE stupid phrases that we use that are helping destroy it).
By Sanjay Jha

My dear fellow Indians

Once upon a time, there was a great country called India. It had a glorious past, extraordinary people, limitless potential and a promising future. Frankly, it was never perfect. No country ever is. But there was hope.  There was freedom. We could breathe.

Then something went horribly wrong. Of course, I am not blaming everything post-2014 alone. But the acceleration of the decline got a definitive momentum. No, it wasn’t just the politicians, albeit the bulk of the responsibility lies here. Or the bureaucrats who sold their souls. Like good ole Gyanu Ji. Or the multi-billionaires who appear to have mistaken the national assets for their family inheritance.

It was also us. Yes, you and me. All of us, in varying degrees.

We Indians have perfected five phrases that explain why a country capable of sending spacecraft to the Moon and Mars still struggles to fix a pothole on Earth. I live in Mumbai, ask me about it. We have the richest municipal corporation in the whole of Asia, by the way.  Anyway, let’s cut to the chase.

Here are the five national disasters masquerading as everyday wisdom.

Read the full piece on my Substack: https://t.co/fYsVCQUICb

[Sumit Kalra @sumitka]

@BillBrooklyn10 Stocks

[🇮🇳 Indrani 🇮🇳 @Anti_Congressi]

A message from RJ Naved everyone must listen 🙏 🥹

[Sumit Kalra @sumitka]

@piyascode9 Agent

[Sumit Kalra @sumitka]

@cricketwallah It is worrying but at the same time teams are better prepared like India team is better prepared when we go to Aus/Eng/SA. We are not preparing enough for home ground taking it granting because it’s our home turf. We need to play warm up at home as well @BCCI @GautamGambhir

[Sumit Kalra @sumitka]

@Zephyr_hg NEWS

[Emily Neumann @immigrationgirl]

Reviewing an H-1B transfer petition this afternoon, and I am again reminded of the inequities in our employment-based immigration system. The worker came to the US in 2010, has had 8 H-1B petitions filed on his behalf, obtained 6 visa stamps at the consulate, started his green card process 15 years ago, has 2 I-140 approvals, and it may still be another 5 years before a green card becomes available to him. Despite this, with his current employer change, he faces the hurdle of securing yet another approved I-140. His wife has had to file 4 H-4 renewals, obtain 4 visa stamps, and has filed 5 EAD applications. This long, drawn-out process is solely because they were born in India instead of any other country in the world. Anyone else would have not only had their green card by now, but would likely be a citizen. What does this delay accomplish for the United States? #ImmigrationReform #H1B

[Sumit Kalra @sumitka]

@realDonaldTrump @elonmusk nearly 140k Indian children are expected to age out of dependent visa status before their families secured green card and have to self deport. This is brain drain for the USA. Please do something about it. @USCIS @DrSJaishankar #H4

[Anuj @anujchristian]

Typical employment based immigration process in the United States

Worker: Can I get an employment-based green card?

America: Do you have a job offer?

Worker: Yes.

America: Can you get prevailing wage determined to prove you won't be underpaid?

Worker: Done.

America: Conduct a recruitment process to see if there are any qualified Americans for this job?

Worker: Completed, no qualified Americans found.

America: Now submit all your documents proving you meet all the criteria for the job and immigration petition.

Worker: Done

America: Congratulations, your immigration petition is approved.

Worker: Great, can I have my green card now?

America: Actually NOW tell me where were you born?

Worker: India

America: The wait time is 100+years. I guess you will never get it. Sorry!

Worker: Is there a point of this approved immigration petition?

America: You know how you were temporary worker? Now you are a permanent-temporary worker. Enjoy land of free, as long as you stay attached to your employer!

🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[Sumit Kalra @sumitka]

Couldn’t agree more…#H4 is a curse, #LegalImmigration to the #USA is a curse for backlog countries. Its not a employment based immigration, it’s one of the most partial immigration system in the world which discriminates against certain countries #GCBacklog #H4AgeOut

[Atal Agarwal 💜🚐🌍 @atalovesyou]

Married couples with kids from India 🇮🇳 should never move to America. 🇺🇸

I met some of these documented dreamers and it’s so painful to hear what they are going through.

Their parents moved when they were 6 months old.

The only country they know as home is America.

And America treats them as aliens.

Denying them of belonging in life.

Denying them of equal opportunities.

Internships, job search everything is struggle for them like international students.

They can’t even join NASA and all.

Now they gonna wait for 100+ years to get a green card.

Just like anyone who is moving now.

There is no American dream for the next generation either.

I met mother of one such kid during my trip to DC and she was crying and said coming on H4 has been a curse for our family.

This is so wrong.

I don’t recommend moving to America for Indian families now.

You can live a better life elsewhere.

Money isn’t everything.

It comes down to love and belonging.

Don’t take away belonging from your kids.

[Sumit Kalra @sumitka]

@MichaelVaughan IND on top of their game. Well played ENG, could have been better have they applied themselves little more. QQ- what is with shake of head when Ben Stokes and other batsman gets out? Looks like they can’t believe after 5 test matches that they have been outplayed. @StuartBroad8

[Sumit Kalra @sumitka]

@elonmusk Wow, that is a big incentive to “promote” illegal immigration over legal. And not passing any immigration reform bill which benefits people who are not their voting bank aka people on #GCBacklog. @MandarKasture @anujchristian

[Sumit Kalra @sumitka]

@AttyStevenBrown I have signed up !!

[Anuj @anujchristian]

Thanks to everyone who came out to support ‘March for Fairness’. I know participating in these kind of events requires significant sacrifice of time, money, energy and many other things and I’m encouraged by many who sacrificed all that to raise voice against country of birth discrimination.

Although we were small in numbers, I’m happy for all that we were able to accomplish and how we were able to raise awareness to many.

Thanks everyone who contributed and helped organize, promote the event.

Country caps on skill based visas are unfair because it restricts someone’s growth based on where they are born and it is a hindrance for employers to hire based on merit. It’s high time we end this discrimination.

#SaveAmerica #RemoveCountryCap

[Emily Neumann @immigrationgirl]

I joined high-skilled immigrants from India as we marched to the Texas Capitol to raise awareness of the unfairness in America’s immigration system. People always tell immigrants to just get in line. But when the line is 100 years long for some but not for others, why bother?

[Anuj @anujchristian]

If you have bandwidth to promote this March to any individuals or groups, please do so. Great if they actually join the march but even if they don't, it would help spread much needed awareness on the issue.

#RemoveCountryCap #SaveAmerica #MarchforFairness

[Sumit Kalra @sumitka]

@MandarKasture Thank you @murthylawfirm for proposing this solution. This tells that solution is out there, they just have to be willing and motivated @USCIS @DHSgov #USCongress

[Sumit Kalra @sumitka]

@raj_karnatak Such a valid point. Apply quota when issuing visa if you know Green Card has quota. Such a biased system and still nobody acknowledge @USCIS @DHSgov @USCongress

[Sumit Kalra @sumitka]

@thevirdas Western world might be but being an NRI I am not ok with it. We have earned respect as skillful people, gone are the days when we were just cheap labor and slogging was the only option.

[Sumit Kalra @sumitka]

Nothing will change unless their views changes. And for that we need to have media on our side which can tell our story which reaches everyone. And filling a class action lawsuit is one way to get that publicity !!

[Sumit Kalra @sumitka]

What you said is absolutely correct. Most of us stuck is #GCBacklog has given no. of years to this country. Problem is that nobody realize it. @USCIS feels that we chose it, politician feels we deserve it and regular American don’t even understands it.

[Atal Agarwal 💜🚐🌍 @atalovesyou]

My real fight for immigrants isn’t about US citizenship.

It’s truly about equality.

Getting respected on my merit.

I gave 5 young years of my life to America.

All the hard work.

Treated American citizens as equal.

America is discriminating me with 100+ years with no rights.

That’s real bad for a good country and a democracy.

This is truly a fight for America.

I don’t want this country to go down in history and remembered as a country that doesn’t even follow its own constitution.