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Amidst US President Donald Trump\u2019s controversial crackdown on the H-1B visa, an old clip of Microsoft founder Bill Gates praising his Indian employees is gaining attention. In the video, Gates showers a group of Indian techies with glowing praise and appreciates their efforts in raising his company to new heights.<\/p>\n

Microsoft head\u2019s words and encouragement to Indian techies working in the US were widely appreciated on the Indian internet. He presented an alternative approach to Trump\u2019s much-criticised ways after he announced a massive hike in H-1B visa fees to $100,000 (approximately, Rs 88,61,500).<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s move originated from his nationalistic ideals and the \u201cMAGA” (Make America Great Again) vision to provide Americans with more job opportunities by discouraging U.S.-based companies from hiring foreign nationals, regardless of their capabilities.<\/p>\n

Bill Gates\u2019 Old Video Praising 15 IIT Grads<\/strong><\/p>\n

The old video of Gates acknowledging the efforts of his Indian employees is from the speech the tech giant delivered at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Delhi in February 2024. During his speech, Gates recalled the early days of Microsoft, when the company was looking to boost its staff and eyeing world-class engineering talent. A senior colleague then came up with an unconventional idea: hire 15 IIT graduates from India, who would put their heart and soul into work if provided an opportunity.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn a sense, my first connection with India came because of the IITs,” Gates says in the clip. \u201cOne of the great people who worked for me said that he would go over to India and hire about 15 people who had been students at IIT and that would strengthen Microsoft\u2019s engineering capabilities.”<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the time, we had only a few hundred people, but even so, it was so hard to find amazing engineers. I thought that was a good idea. At the time, the Indian press said it was a terrible thing because all these great people (engineers) were leaving their country. The US press said it was a terrible thing (with) all these people coming to another country. But I think now, over 25 years later, we can say that was a phenomenal thing.”<\/p>\n

Bill Gates\u2019 Speech Amid Immigration Debates On H-1B<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the revisited portion of his speech, Gates emphasised the criticism that came Microsoft\u2019s way from US-based news platforms, who decried his team\u2019s decision to hire skilled Indian engineers over American graduates. But the Microsoft founder is now glad he went ahead with the idea and calls it a turning point for his company.<\/p>\n

Gates\u2019 approach comes in stark contrast with that of Trump and the existing American regime, posing a major hurdle now for US-based companies in hiring India\u2019s graduates and future working professionals. The move spread widespread disappointment among India\u2019s tech students, who were hoping to fulfil their dream of securing a high-paying job in the US.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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