US green card crackdown clouds Indian tech workers' dream

US immigration policies targeting green card holders are creating uncertainty for Indian tech workers seeking permanent residency, according to CNA reporting from Asia.

On air: Kenji Moonfield on Late Night BBN
Published 12:53 AM ET, Saturday, October 10, 2026

At a glance

First reported by CNA: “US green card crackdown clouds Indian tech workers' American dream”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 12:53 AM ET on Late Night BBN, by Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Indian, North American, US.
BBN covered this story before: Record $80 million shipping bills squeeze U.S. oil sales to Asia (October 9).

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CNAUS green card crackdown clouds Indian tech workers' American dream

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Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentCNA in Asia reports US immigration policies aimed at green card holders are creating real uncertainty for Indian tech workers hoping to stay permanently.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentJoining me is Bartholomew Quillfeather, head of the Federated Visa Pending Bureau.
Bartholomew QuillfeatherThanks, Kenji. Let me be clear: nobody is waiting. They are experiencing a pre-approval journey. Some journeys are just very long and have no map.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentPer CNA, workers are unsure about their future. Is it fair to say your journey is a group chat where nobody ever replies?
Bartholomew QuillfeatherKenji, we reply constantly. Our auto-response says, quote, your call is important to us.
Bartholomew QuillfeatherWe have said it to the same people for years. It's a tradition.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's not a tradition, that's a hostage situation with hold music.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWhat do you tell someone who built an app for this country and still can't plan a vacation?
Bartholomew QuillfeatherI tell them to embrace the uncertainty. I personally have not known what day it is since twenty nineteen, and I feel fantastic.
Bartholomew QuillfeatherAlso, my desk is a lamp.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWow. Bartholomew, we have to leave it there, before you tell me the lamp is also processing applications.