The Great Skills Heist: Why India Should Charge America $500,000 For Every H-1B ProfessionalBy NAVNEET S.CHUGHIn the global economy, nations export oil, minerals, and manufactured goods—but India’s most valuable export receives no invoice. India should implement a $500,000 exit tariff on every professional departing for the United States on work visas. With over 1.5 million engineering graduates annually and the world’s largest pool of English-speaking technical professionals, India has become the global talent factory. U.S. employers hiring H-1B workers—predominantly Indians—must pay $750-$1,500 per petition, explicitly to fund training programs for American workers. Yet there’s no comprehensive public accounting of how these funds have been spent or how many American workers have actually been trained.