New Delhi, April 15 -- US vice president JD Vance flagged fraud concerns in the H-1B visa system but also acknowledged contributions of immigrants, 'who came in and enriched the country'. He further said the system works best when beneficiaries prioritise American identity and national interest.

Vance says, "... On one hand, there is a lot of fraud in the H1-B system and on the other hand, there are people who came in and enriched the country, like my in-laws... One of the obligations of such citizens is that they must think about the country and not the country or group they came from... The system works only when everyone thinks of themselves as Americans..."

H-1B visas are used by a large number of Indian professionals to live and wo...