’20 years on H-1B’: Major row over Indian man’s viral post on not getting to see dying mother

After Gautam Dey’s LinkedIn post on how he could not travel to India to see his dying mother one last time because of consular issues, a major controversy erupted as many people pointed out that he should have chosen his mother back home instead of his life in the US. Many social media users questioned how he had been living in the US for 20 years on the H-1B visa program — with his family — and why he was expecting something else to happen while he knew that his life in the US was temporary and he chose money when it came down to a crucial situation like this. Many experts, including Indian-origin entrepreneurs, however, stood by Dey and said the backlash was unwarranted as there could be many factors why Dey could not get a Green Card.