“I didn’t vote for white nationalism. I didn’t vote for nativism. I didn’t vote to be called stinky or be dehumanised,” declares Indian American data engineer Sidharth. When the presidential elections were conducted in the United States of America in November 2024, Sidharth had voted for Donald Trump, former President and Republican party candidate. He says he voted in the hopes that a Trump administration would bring in fiscal conservatism. But very soon, this San Francisco-based owner of an IT consulting firm was deeply disappointed. The reason: a significant section of the Republican party opposes H-1B visas whose beneficiaries are...