'First group of Indians returns from America': Trump's US citizenship order triggers memes and meltdowns

On his first day in office, Trump signed an executive order that sought to revoke birthright citizenship, which grants citizenship to anyone born in the country, regardless of their parents' immigration status. This had been enshrined in the US Constitution for over 150 years. One of the most significant groups affected by this change would be individuals in the US on the H-1B visa, which allows employers to hire skilled foreign workers on a temporary basis. With many Indians holding H-1B visas, the hashtag #H1B is currently trending on X, with people expressing their thoughts through memes and humorous comments.

Check out some of the reactions below:

Mother in laws of H1Bjeets after Trump's inauguration
(They sold their ancestral property to pay for dowry for their daughter to settle in US) pic.twitter.com/YVjeLcuX7h

¡ª Mr Melancholy (@chakravartiin) January 21, 2025

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???#H1B #IndiansInUSA #IndoAmerican #IndianDiaspora pic.twitter.com/4R4WCBmvqM

¡ª ???? (@sidd_sharma01) January 22, 2025

Trump just told half a billion Indian men that the only way they'll get their American dream is by marrying American women.

The Wignats are about to witness something they hadn't before.

¡ª Sumit Mishra (@ChadSumitMishra) January 21, 2025

Indian dream changed from H1B to

Male vs female https://t.co/dSg5YPSFG0 pic.twitter.com/17LGf3zfsN

¡ª Barbarika (@liesofhermit) January 21, 2025

H1B visa holders have already been living a life of uncertainty.

Now their children also won¡¯t get citizenship by birth coz trump revoked it.

Same NRIs used to dance on Modi-Trump¡¯s tune.

No problems though, they can always come back to enjoy ¡®Amrit Kal¡¯ and Vande Bharat.

¡ª Nehr_who? (@Nher_who) January 21, 2025

Arey tum log itna khush kyo ho rahe ho, sare H1B candidates India wapas aagaye to tumhare liye jobs nahi bachengi.

¡ª Aman (@AmanHasNoName_2) January 21, 2025

¡°We don¡¯t want the H-1B workers to return because they will saturate our job market and unemployment will increase.¡± ? pic.twitter.com/luk8ohYeEn

¡ª Unfiltered Truth (@UnfiltdTruth) January 21, 2025

Who cannot get US citizenship now after Trump birthright citizenship order?

On his first day in office, Trump signed an executive order titled "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship," which alters the long-standing policy of birthright citizenship.

The new rule stipulates that for a child to be eligible for citizenship at birth, at least one of the parents must be a US citizen or a permanent resident with a green card.

This change, set to take effect on February 20, will prevent children born in the US to undocumented immigrants, or those in the country on student, work, or tourist visas, from automatically acquiring American citizenship or a passport.

Is Donald Trump ending H-1B visa scheme?

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The United States issues 85,000 H-1B visas annually to foreign workers and international students attending US colleges, distributing them via a lottery system.

While the H-1B program has been crucial for US tech companies to access top-tier global talent, it has faced backlash for allegedly displacing American workers.

President Trump had been a vocal critic of the H-1B visa during his first term, even temporarily halting the program in 2020 to safeguard American employment.

Recently, Trump shared his perspective on the issue, saying, "I also like very competent people coming into our country, even if that involves them training and helping other people that may not have the qualifications they do. But I don't want to stop. And I'm not just talking about engineers. I'm talking about people at all levels. ¡­ Maitre D's, wine, you know, experts, even waiters, high-quality waiters."

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