India Needs a Charles Schumer

It is unlikely that Charles Schumer ever dreamt that he would become a household name in corporate circles in a country he has probably never visited and, obviously, does not know at all. His proposal to hugely raise visa fees, ostensibly to fund the prevention of illegal immigration into the US from Mexico has earned him much infamy in India. The Bill, now signed by President Barack Obama, is patently discriminatory, clearly targeting Indian IT companies doing work in the US.

It defies logic why Indian IT companies, executing work that helps the competitiveness of the US economy, should pay an exorbitant visa fee to finance a plan for securing the US border with Mexico! Schumer added insult to injury by not just mentioning Indian companies, but calling a highly-respected one a "chop shop" American slang for a sleazy place that deals generally with stolen cars, stripping them for parts.