[blusterXY]

The original headline is written by someone with an axe to grind, because this change does not hurt Indian IT professionals at all. Restrictions on importing low-cost labor will raise wages for workers in India. The restrictions will also raise wages in the United States for obvious reasons as well.

[olympus]

Will it really? I'm not saying you're definitely wrong, but I can also see an argument that fewer Indian IT workers in the USA means that more IT workers will stay in India and look for jobs. More job seekers could drive wages down, even while the Indian companies are getting higher skilled workers.

[noitsnot]

There's a reason they flock over. Millions of engineers can't find jobs in India. Less than 10 percent of graduates are employed because there are too many schools and they pump out low-quality students. Combine this with the fact that there is a very severe shortage of jobs.