The maid in question could have refused to work and returned back to India - but the reality which most Americans dont want to accept is that she would have got

The maid in question could have refused to work and returned back to India - but the reality which most Americans dont want to accept is that she would have gotten a salary 1/10 of what she was making there. So she played the american justice system very intelligently. But this is all OK - if anything that is not what is causing the resentment. There is also a case of overreach here. The woman has a case in India registered because she went absconding. Now let's take this in context - India is the only country which has suffered worse in international terrorism. So a maid going AWOL in the US is a pretty big deal. what the American embassy did was unbelievable - get US visas for the whole family of the maid and fly her to the US without going through the Indian authorities. This has everyone pissed mad coming after the heels of the Americans denying access to 26/11 accused Headley. Ergo the anger.