Cracking American dream: Could ending OPT trigger the next big tech talent crisis in the US?
America’s tech leadership faces a looming rupture as the Trump administration prepares sweeping changes to the Optional Practical Training programme. Proposed DHS rules and a push to impose full payroll taxes threaten the very pipeline that feeds US innovation—Indian students. With OPT participation already slipping, experts warn the reforms could trigger a deep talent and research crisis for the country.
America’s tech leadership faces a looming rupture as the Trump administration prepares sweeping changes to the Optional Practical Training programme. Proposed DHS rules and a push to impose full payroll taxes threaten the very pipeline that feeds US innovation—Indian students. With OPT participation already slipping, experts warn the reforms could trigger a deep talent and research crisis for the country.
