India, April 8 -- A tech professional from India expressed his genuine feelings of sadness and confusion, despite being selected in the recent H-1B lottery amid immigration crackdown in US. He is contemplating a return to India, as his employer, a small startup, has offered him the possibility to continue his job remotely from India.

This revelation surfaced amidst a wave of layoffs an discouraging posts regarding the American Dream, particularly for those who were not selected in the lottery and lack alternative legal means to remain in the US.

In a Reddit post, whose authenticity cannot be verified by HT.com, the user said: "I got picked in the H-1B lottery this year. Honestly, I always thought this would be a "finally, I made it" mom...