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To note, the lead investigator on this is Rama Venkatasubramanian, an Indian: https://www.jhuapl.edu/about/people/rama-venkatasubramanian https://www.jhuapl.ed

To note, the lead investigator on this is Rama Venkatasubramanian, an Indian: https://www.jhuapl.edu/about/people/rama-venkatasubramanian https://www.jhuapl.edu/about/people/rama-venkatasubramanian This is the same sort of person that MAGA and tech workers want to discourage coming to the United States.

danans 1y ago
> This is the same sort of person that MAGA and tech workers want to discourage coming to the United States. Tangential, but let's not forget that there are also Indian MAGAs like the current FBI director. There are also influential and wealthy Indians who are more than willing to partner with MAGA to pay whatever tribute is necessary to curry favor, and throw working Indian immigrants under the bus to line their own pockets and accomplish their own personal and political objectives. In the end, it has little to do with being Indian and more to do with scapegoating and dividing tech workers among themselves, to distract them from the squeeze that big corporations are putting on them.
- thinkcontext 1y ago
  The BJPs brand of ethnonationalism does have a kinship with MAGA as we've seen with the bromance Trump and Modi. But the recent tariffs have greatly changed many Indians' views on Trump, though I haven't seen anything about the views of Indian Americans specifically. I can't help but be reminded of Steve Bannon's comments about their being too many Indian tech CEOs.
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mensetmanusman 1y ago
You might be confusing the specific with the substantive.
- BenFranklin100 1y ago
  You might be confident the intended with the substantive. The intended effect is to raise American salaries. The substantive that is the MAGA’s H1-B and larger immigration policies will discourage STEM researchers to come the US. This will hurt US scientific research and is likely the most substantive long term effect on the nation. Any potential effects on tech workers salaries pales in comparison. This potential also includes lower developers salaries as American companies lose their competitive edge.

danans 1y ago

> This is the same sort of person that MAGA and tech workers want to discourage coming to the United States. Tangential, but let's not forget that there are also Indian MAGAs like the current FBI director. There are also influential and wealthy Indians who are more than willing to partner with MAGA to pay whatever tribute is necessary to curry favor, and throw working Indian immigrants under the bus to line their own pockets and accomplish their own personal and political objectives. In the end, it has little to do with being Indian and more to do with scapegoating and dividing tech workers among themselves, to distract them from the squeeze that big corporations are putting on them.

thinkcontext 1y ago
The BJPs brand of ethnonationalism does have a kinship with MAGA as we've seen with the bromance Trump and Modi. But the recent tariffs have greatly changed many Indians' views on Trump, though I haven't seen anything about the views of Indian Americans specifically. I can't help but be reminded of Steve Bannon's comments about their being too many Indian tech CEOs.

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mensetmanusman 1y ago

You might be confusing the specific with the substantive.

BenFranklin100 1y ago
You might be confident the intended with the substantive. The intended effect is to raise American salaries. The substantive that is the MAGA’s H1-B and larger immigration policies will discourage STEM researchers to come the US. This will hurt US scientific research and is likely the most substantive long term effect on the nation. Any potential effects on tech workers salaries pales in comparison. This potential also includes lower developers salaries as American companies lose their competitive edge.