去年5月，塔伦在纽约佩斯大学完成了数据科学专业的硕士学位。同年10月，他返回印度。他表示，美国签证规则及雇主担保要求的频繁变动，使得他很难在这个全球最大经济体中找到工作。
After completing a master’s degree in data science at Pace University in New York in May last year, Tarun returned to India in October, saying frequent changes in US visa rules and employer sponsorship requirements had made it difficult for him to find a job in the world’s largest economy.
塔伦来自印度南部的蒂鲁帕蒂市，他认为与其无限期地在美国寻找工作机会，不如回到祖国更为稳妥。
Tarun, who is from the southern Indian city of Tirupati, felt returning home was a more prudent move than pursuing a job in the US indefinitely.
“我在回到班加罗尔后一个月内就获得了一份工作，雇主是一家美国工程公司，”他透露道，不过并未详述具体工作内容。“归根结底，我的决定是为了让自己幸福。现在我能常伴亲友左右。”塔伦的经历引发了人们的热议：美国移民政策的不确定性是否会促使更多印度专业人士回国？印度科技界的知名人士也纷纷就此发表看法。
“I got a job within one month here [Bengaluru] with an American engineering company,” he said, without giving further details about his job. “At the end of the day, my decision is about my happiness. I am close to my friends and family.”Tarun’s experience mirrors a debate over whether growing uncertainty surrounding US immigration rules could spur more Indian professionals to return home, with prominent figures in India’s tech industry weighing in on the issue.
10月9日，总部位于钦奈的云软件企业佐和公司联合创始人兼首席科学家斯里达尔·文布在社交媒体上发布了一篇广受关注的帖子，呼吁在美工作的印度专业人士回国。他认为，面对华盛顿对外国人才日益严苛的政策环境，印度完全可以将其转化为提升自身科技实力的良机。
In a viral social media post, Sridhar Vembu, co-founder and chief scientist of Chennai-headquartered cloud software company Zoho Corporation, urged Indian professionals in the US to return, arguing that India could turn the increasingly hostile climate in Washington towards foreign talent into a valuable opportunity to grow its technological capabilities.
“印度人为美国科技实力的提升作出了巨大贡献。然而如今，美国社会很大一部分群体却不再欢迎我们。那些持签证在美工作的印度人面临着不得不放弃多年辛苦打拼所建立的一切的艰难抉择，”文布在帖子中写道。
“Indians have made a major contribution to America’s technological prowess. Yet, a big part of America no longer wants us. Indians who are on a visa in the US face the painful prospect of uprooting the life you have built with hard work,” Vembu wrote on October 9.
“就让这一切成为开创崭新未来的阵痛吧。回到祖国吧，我们一起建设印度！”他呼吁道。
“Let this be the birth pains of a bold new future. Come back, let’s build India,” he said.
2026年10月9日 据估算，截至今年1月，美国境内的印度侨民人数在580万至610万之间，位居全球首位。其中不少人都在全球各大科技公司担任要职。
October 9, 2026 The US is home to the world’s largest Indian diaspora, estimated at between 5.8 million and 6.1 million people as January, many of whom hold senior positions at global technology companies.
印度前教育部长达尔梅德拉·普拉丹对韦姆布呼吁助力印度科技发展的倡议表示支持，并强调必须强化本土技术能力、推动创新。
Former Indian education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has backed Vembu’s call to contribute to India’s tech growth, emphasising the need to strengthen local capabilities and foster innovation.
“只要我们对本国人才充满信心，并致力于培育本土技术实力，就定能塑造科技发展的未来，”他在社交媒体上写道。
“With confidence in our talent and a commitment to building indigenous capabilities, we can help shape the future of technology,” he wrote on social media.
这些言论引发了各界期待：印度的科技人才有望进一步加速国内创新步伐。
The posts have raised expectations of Indian tech talent to accelerate innovation in India.
“如果政府能采取更多举措扶持专业人士就太好了。目前有很多才华出众的印度人身处美国，其中不少人正饱受签证问题的困扰，”塔伦说道。
“It would be great if the government took more initiative to support professionals because there are a lot of highly talented Indians who are in the US. Many of them are struggling with visa pressures,” said Tarun.
10月8日，美国政府暂停了永久劳工认证计划。该计划是外籍专业人士赴美工作、进而通过雇主担保途径获得永久居留权的关键途径，此次举措不仅影响到塔塔咨询服务公司、威普罗等印度企业，也波及微软、Adobe等美国行业巨头。
On October 8, the US administration suspended the Permanent Labour Certification programme, a key step for foreign professionals to work in the US and potentially obtain permanent residency under an employer-sponsored process, affecting Indian companies such as Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro, as well as US giants including Microsoft and Adobe.
同日，美国副总统J.D.万斯就这一举措发表言论，指责各大企业违规引进薪酬较低的外籍劳工，称这些劳工实为“契约劳工”，而非雇佣美国本土员工。次日，印度外交部斥责上述言论“极具冒犯性”。
Speaking on the move on the same day, US Vice-President J.D. Vance accused major companies of fraudulently bringing in lower-paid foreign workers whom he described as “indentured servants” instead of employing Americans. India’s Ministry of External Affairs slammed his remarks as “deeply offensive” the following day.
该部在声明中称：“我们认为此类描述毫无依据，也忽视了一个事实：在美工作的印度专业人士均受过良好教育且具备过硬技能，是美国经济与创新生态体系的重要贡献者。”
“We believe that such descriptions are unwarranted and ignore the fact that Indian professionals in the United States are highly educated and skilled contributors to its economy and innovation ecosystem,” it said in a statement.
事后，万斯澄清称，自己的言论意在批评美国企业及签证制度，并非针对外籍劳工。
Vance later clarified that his remarks were criticism of American companies and the visa system rather than of workers.
众多在美工作的印度专业人士则表示，万斯的言论暴露出他对他们缺乏尊重。
Indian professionals said that his remarks showed a lack of respect towards them.
“专业人士的价值并不会因为他们出生于印度、中国、巴西或其他任何地方就变得‘更便宜’。他们的薪资水平或许有所不同，移民身份也可能存在差异。但他们的教育背景、工作经验、专业素养、进取心以及人格尊严绝不会因此贬值，”位于班加罗尔的软件公司Flexara的运营经理达纳杰·拉马克里希纳帕在社交媒体上写道。他还提到自己此前曾在美国工作了13年。
“A professional is not ‘cheaper’ because they were born in India, China, Brazil or anywhere else. Their salary may be different. Their immigration status may be different. But their education, experience, expertise, ambition and dignity are not cheaper,” Dhananjay Ramakrishnappa, a manager of operations at Bengaluru-based software firm Flexara, said in a social media post, which also mentioned that he had previously worked in the US for 13 years.
“更让我担忧的是，如今许多移民都害怕连回国探望家人的权利都难以保障，”他说道。
“What worries me even more is the fear that many immigrants now feel about simply travelling home to see their families,” he said.
他举例称，自己的一位定居美国的女性朋友因担心无法再返回美国，最终没能回国参加母亲的葬礼。
He said that a US-based family friend did not travel to India to attend her mother’s last rites because she feared that she would not be able to come back.
据报道，美国政府正在审议一项提案，拟对申请毕业后工作许可的国际学生收取7万美元的费用。若该提案得以实施，针对外国专业人士的限制措施恐将进一步收紧。
Washington’s curbs against foreign professionals could tighten further as it is reportedly examining a proposal to levy a US$70,000 fee on international students seeking post-graduation work authorisation.
拉马克里希纳帕曾在微软担任高级管理职务，2017年回到印度。他向《This Week in Asia》表示，那些在美国科技行业打拼了十年甚至二十年的印度裔专业人士完全有可能在印度成为成功的创业者。
Ramakrishnappa, who returned to India in 2017 after working in senior US-based executive roles with Microsoft, told This Week in Asia that Indian-origin professionals who had spent a decade or two working in the US tech sector could become successful entrepreneurs in India.
不过，总部位于纽约的初创企业Trust Guard AI的技术负责人苏布·K则表示，自己正纠结于是留在美国还是返回印度。他补充道，正在美国高中就读的女儿或许并不愿意随他回国。
Subbu K., head of technology at New York-based start-up Trust Guard AI, however, said he was torn between whether to stay in the US or return to India. His daughter, who is studying in a US high school, might not be keen to head home, he added.
“我很想回国，因为那样我就能兼顾两处的生活，”苏布说道。他在美国科技行业工作了二十多年，至今仍持有印度护照。
“I would love to do that [return to India] because it gives me the best of both worlds,” said Subbu, who still holds an Indian passport after spending over two decades working in the US tech sector.
尽管如此，众多科技行业从业者和分析人士指出，印度仍需采取切实措施来吸引更多科技人才回国。
Nonetheless, tech professionals and analysts say India has to take steps to lure more tech talent home.
苏布还对印度的繁琐行政程序表示担忧。他提到，自己的一位朋友花了约八个月时间才获得印度监管部门的许可以开办企业，而在美国这一过程最快仅需一天。
Subbu worried about red tape in India, citing how a friend of his spent around eight months to get clearance from Indian regulators to start a business, compared with as fast as within a day in the US.
观察家研究基金会战略研究项目副主任维韦克·米什拉指出，印度科技从业者在美国和印度所能获得的薪资水平存在显著差距，这一因素可能成为他们回国的阻碍。
Vivek Mishra, deputy director of the strategic studies programme at the Observer Research Foundation, said the significant salary gap between what Indian tech professionals could earn in the US and India could be a deterrent.
“我们必须有针对性地与这些人才展开沟通。否则，相关举措就只会沦为一句口号罢了，”他说道。
“There has to be a calculated outreach to these people. Otherwise it will be just a slogan,” he said.
印度阿育王大学政治学教授乌代·钱德拉则认为，仅仅依靠“与生俱来的爱国情怀”来吸引印度人才回国是行不通的。
Uday Chandra, professor of political science at India’s Ashoka University, said appealing to Indian talent to return home based on “innate patriotism” alone would not work.
“归根结底，高技能专业人才会选择那些能够认可自身才能并助其实现抱负的地方。印度必须努力与各国竞争这些人才，”他补充道。
“Ultimately, highly skilled professionals will go wherever their talents are valued and they can pursue their ambitions. India will need to compete for such talent,” he added.