Indian-Origin US Midterms Candidate Backs Visa Crackdown, Flags 'H-1B Misuse By Fake Firms'

Nirav Sheth, an Indian-origin Republican candidate in the US midterm polls, has justified the Donald Trump administration's crackdown on immigration, particularly the cancellation of hundreds of visas such as H-1B used mainly by Indian techies.Sheth, 40, said many companies sponsoring H-1B employment visas "are fake companies which don't even have any sort of products or solutions to the public or the market". Speaking exclusively to NDTV, Sheth, who belongs to Trump's party, said such firms are exploiting loopholes.Asked about Trump's naming of US major Microsoft and prominent Indian firms while blocking a Green Card programme recently, Sheth said, "We do have big companies, Microsoft and other tech companies, Apple, Facebook, you name it. At the same time, space projects and also some colleges are offering H-1B visas. They are not under attack.