President-elect of the United States Donald Trump recently appointed Chennai-born Indian-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist Sriram Krishnan as senior policy advisor for AI in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Krishnan, known for his close association with the tech billionaire Elon Muskrecently shared a post on »
When a user asked if removing country caps could have the opposite effect, Krishnan explained the logic by saying “we need the best, regardless of where they were born (another bizarre quirk – the country cap is where you were born, not even citizenship).”
How removing country caps can be good news for Indians
David Sacks, named by Trump as “White House AI and crypto czar,” further clarified Krishnan’s proposal to remove country caps. Speaking to X, he shared a post:
“Point of clarification: Sriram did not say he wanted to remove all capital letters on green cards. He said he wants to remove *country* caps on green cards. Currently, all countries in the world are allocated the same number of green cards, regardless of the number of qualified applicants.”
Adding further, he said, “So Indian candidates have to wait for 11 years, while candidates from many other countries do not have a wait at all. »
“Sriram still supports skills-based criteria for receiving a green card, but does not make the program unlimited. In fact, he wants the program to be entirely merit-based. Supporting a limited number of highly skilled immigrants remains a dominant view on the right. Sriram is certainly not a “career leftist”! “, he said.
Elon Musk agrees with Perplexity AI CEO
Stressing the need to focus on qualified individuals rather than equal representation of countries, Perplexity AI CEO Arvind Srinivas commented on Sacks’ post: “Exactly. DOGE for immigration does not mean more immigration or removing caps. Rather, it means letting in the best people based on their skills rather than trying to ensure that every country is equally important.
Notably, Elon Musk responded to Srinivas’ post with a 💯, showing his full agreement.
