H-1B visa fee shock: Former X employee credits Indian, Chinese engineers for Twitter survival after Elon Musk’s takeover

Esther Crawford, a former executive of X (previously known as Twitter), took to social media on Monday to hail the contributions of H-1B engineers, mostly from India and China, in keeping “Twitter/X” alive after the social media platform was taken over by tech billionaire Elon Musk.

Crawford hit out at anti-immigrant rhetoric on X, saying the platform itself survived because of H-1B engineers, many from India and China, who worked tirelessly during the company’s takeover period.