‘That’s on me’: Rebuked by India, JD Vance walks back ‘indentured servants’ remarks over H-1B workers

The MEA called the phrase “deeply offensive”, citing its historical and colonial associations. Vance now says employer control and the risk of deportation were the real targets of his criticism, while defending his arguments over wage disparities and the treatment of foreign workers.

‘That’s on me’: Rebuked by India, JD Vance walks back ‘indentured servants’ remarks over H-1B workers
The MEA called the phrase “deeply offensive”, citing its historical and colonial associations. Vance now says employer control and the risk of deportation were the real targets of his criticism, while defending his arguments over wage disparities and the treatment of foreign workers.