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Neha Satpute and Akshay writes felt ready to say hello to their first child.
Working in the US -in more than a decade, an Indian couple who are engineers H-1B Visa for qualified foreign workersThey expected their son – on February 26 – to be born an American citizen.
Employed in a large technological company with a policy of parental vacation that supported, they carefully built their lives at San Jose, California.
But President Donald Trump recently threw a key into his American dream, announcing a rule that will deny the US Automatic Citizenship to children born temporary foreign workers. So far, nationality of birth has been given regardless of the immigration status of parents.
The federal judge in Maryland has blocked the orderextending the initial two -week block imposed by the Seattlu court. This means that the verdict cannot enter into force until the case is resolved in court, although the possibility remains that the Higher Court cancel any decision.
The superior uncertainty, together with multiple lawsuits and legal challenges, left Akshay, Neha and thousands of others in the recess.
“That directly affects us,” says Akshay. “If the order enters into force, we do not know what follows – it is an untreated territory.” Their biggest question: What citizenship will their child have?
Their concern is worth it, says the Immigration Lawyer in New York, Cyrus Meht: “The US law does not have a provision on the award of a non-immigrant status to a person born here.”
Considering that the deadline of their baby is quickly approaching, they consulted a doctor about early delivery. Advice? If all is well, they could cause work in the 40th week, but they decided to wait.
“I want the natural process to go on the way,” Neha says. Akshay adds: “My priority is a safe delivery and health of my wife. Citizenship is second.”
Dr. Satheesh Kathula, President of the American Association of Indian Physicians (AAPI), addressed the obstetricians of Indian origin in the US after media reports on the families seeking C-sections wounds. Apart from “a few cases in New Jersey”, most doctors did not report such inquiries.
“In a country with strict medical laws, I warmly advise that there is not early C-nijel for citizenship,” said a doctor based in Ohi. “Our doctors are ethical and will not perform them unless medically necessarily.”
The US citizenship is very wished, especially the skillful owners of the H-1B visa. The Indians are the second largest immigrant group in the US.
Sneh Puri, analyst, analyst, warns that a nationality command would have a hard time hitting Indians -more than five million Indians in the United States have a non -immigrant visa.
“If they are spent, no of their future children born in the US would receive citizenship,” she told the BBC.
Parents of South Asia who should be overwhelmed by the Internet Group of concerns about the influence of the order and the next steps.
Trump’s executive order says that it does not affect the ability of children of legal permanent residents to receive documentation on US citizenship.
But the Indians in the United States face the longest brush of any foreign nationality to get a green map that has assigned a lawful constant residence.
Current US rules mean that the number of green tickets given to persons of any country cannot exceed 7% of the total number of green tickets allocated.
Indians receive 72% H-1B visa annually. According to Cato Institute, the Indians made up 62% of the lags of people based on employees waiting for green cards – this is 1.1 million – 2023. Indians who received green cards today on the basis of employment applied in 2012.
In his report, Cato’s Director for Immigration Studies David Bier He warns: “The new Indian applicants are facing a life check, and 400,000 are likely to die before they get a green card.”
On the contrary, most of the other immigrants receive a permanent residence within a year, speeding up their way to citizenship.
If implemented, Trump’s executive command would also affect unproven migrants in the United States, whose children born in the United States have automatically acquired citizenship -and who could then continue to sponsor their parents to apply for the green ticket when it turned 21 .
Pew Research estimates 725,000 unfathomable Indian immigrants in the US since 2022, making them the third largest group. In contrast, the Migration Policy Institute sets a number at 375,000 and ranked India in fifth place. Unauthorized immigrants make up 3% of the US population and 22% of the population born abroad.
The main concern for Indians on H-1B or about visas is the quality of life of their children.
Such visa carriers must occasionally abandon the US in order to improve their visas in the US Embassy. Those who return to India for this purpose often face delays in obtaining a meeting for this purpose.
These immigrants do not want their children born in the US to withstand the same bureaucratic struggles.
Waiting in line for a green ticket for several years, Akshay is aware of the ease of US citizenship.
“We’ve been here for over 10 years. As I see my parents get older, it’s very important for me to have citizenship. The journey becomes ticklish for us with coordinate visa imprinting times, and now with my baby it might be harder,” he said .
Many doctors in the United States are opposed to Trump’s decree, emphasizing the role that foreign qualified workers play in providing vital services.
Dr. Kathula says Indian doctors in rural areas such as northern and southern Dakota are crucial. “Without them, health care would collapse. They are now in the limb for establishing a family,” he said.
It calls for the process of obtaining a green ticket to speed up and that the children of these workers be obtained at birth by citizenship because of their parents’ contributions to America.
Trump’s command also enhanced anxiety among Indians about student and work visas, but conscious of their insecure legal status. One guarantee – their nationality born in the US – now – is in doubt.
The resident of San Jose Priyanshi Jajoo, expecting a child in April, seeks clarity about potential changes. “Should we contact an Indian passport Consulate? Which visa is applied? No information on the network,” she said.
We count the days until her son’s arrival, Neha said that uncertainty was an additional source of anxiety.
“Pregnancy is stressful enough, but we thought it would be easier after a decade – then it happens on top of everything,” she said.
Her husband Akshay adds: “As a legal, immigrants who pay taxes, our child deserves US citizenship – that was the law, wasn’t it?”
