The US dreams of Indians lie shatteredPresident Donald Trump’s impulsive $100,000 H-1B visa fee hike has sent shockwaves across Indian IT professionals and U.S. higher education institutions. Indian tech workers, constituting nearly 70 per cent of H-1B holders, are left insecure, unsure whether their careers would be jeopardized by yet another of Trump’s whimsical policy reversals. By politicizing immigration for theatrical effect, Trump has dismantled decades of India–US goodwill and transformed a bridge of opportunity into chaos. N Sadhasiva Reddy, Bengaluru-56One positive effect of Trump’s decisionUS President Donald Trump has hiked H1B visa fees by 50 times. P V P Madhu Nivriti,Secunderabad-61Indian families in distressThe sudden decision of US President Donald Trump to exorbitantly raise H1B visa fee has shocked Indian professionals and their families.