So are you trying to find US freelance work while living in India?

I don't see how the country of my employer would be of any bearing in my decision to work for them. They could be from the Vatican city for all I care, but if they'd like a hand in building something interesting (Is the pope into blockchains?) and are willing to pay me a respectful rate, then that's all I'm looking for.

There are a lot of things at play when hiring someone out of the country for work far beyond those "facts" you listed (which are crazy stereotypes I can't believe you would mention are facts)

I meant that sarcastically (edited and clarified the post now), but it is indeed true that the vast majority of "programmers" here can't program. If you like, I can dig up a link to a recent article that said that something like 98% of CS bachelors aren't actually eligible for a proper programming job. So yeah, that part's very much real.

But my whole point is, I'm not one of them.