The entire H1B backlash seems to have started because Sriram Krishnan was appointed to a job in the Trump administration. He didn’t actually do anything, and the job that he’s being appointed to is about AI and has nothing to do with immigration policy. It’s a very hysterical controversy.

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He tweeted about removing the immigration cap per nation. That's my understanding of where this all started. But yeah he has no say in the matter, but Vivek doubling down on it makes it more problematic I think.