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Indians fastest-growing illegal immigrants in U.S.
Tuesday, 11 August 2009, 04:20 Hrs
Washington: Indians in the U.S. are not only the fastest growing Asian community, but also have the dubious distinction of being fastest-growing group of illegal immigrants in the country.
According to the American Community Survey of the U.S. Census Bureau, the Asian Indian population in the U.S. grew from almost 1,679,000 in 2000 to 2,570,000 in 2007.
With a growth rate of 53 percent the highest for any Asian American community, and among the fastest growing ethnic groups in the U.S., Indian Americans are the third largest Asian American ethnic group, after Chinese Americans and Filipinos.
When it comes to illegal immigration, Hispanic illegal immigrants largely outnumber other undocumented immigrants. Mexicans make up nearly 7 million of the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants.
The next largest group of Hispanics are Salvadorans and Guatemalans. But Indians are the fastest-growing group of illegal immigrants in the U.S., according to U.S. Department of Homeland Security report.
There are 270,000 unauthorized Indians in the U.S. - a 125 percent jump since 2000, the largest percentage increase of any nation with more than 100,000 illegal immigrants.
Many Indians get into the U.S. with an H-1B Visa so they do not have to cross the border illegally. Indian illegal immigrants tend to have attained a higher level of education than other illegal immigrants in the U.S.
In addition, many immigrants from India can speak English fluently. Immigrants from India often work for high-tech companies and perform highly skilled jobs such as engineering and computer programming.
Source: IANS
According to the American Community Survey of the U.S. Census Bureau, the Asian Indian population in the U.S. grew from almost 1,679,000 in 2000 to 2,570,000 in 2007.
With a growth rate of 53 percent the highest for any Asian American community, and among the fastest growing ethnic groups in the U.S., Indian Americans are the third largest Asian American ethnic group, after Chinese Americans and Filipinos.
When it comes to illegal immigration, Hispanic illegal immigrants largely outnumber other undocumented immigrants. Mexicans make up nearly 7 million of the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants.
The next largest group of Hispanics are Salvadorans and Guatemalans. But Indians are the fastest-growing group of illegal immigrants in the U.S., according to U.S. Department of Homeland Security report.
There are 270,000 unauthorized Indians in the U.S. - a 125 percent jump since 2000, the largest percentage increase of any nation with more than 100,000 illegal immigrants.
Many Indians get into the U.S. with an H-1B Visa so they do not have to cross the border illegally. Indian illegal immigrants tend to have attained a higher level of education than other illegal immigrants in the U.S.
In addition, many immigrants from India can speak English fluently. Immigrants from India often work for high-tech companies and perform highly skilled jobs such as engineering and computer programming.
Source: IANS
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Reader's comments (18)
1: INDIAN WORKERS ARE EXPLOITED
The term "LEGAL" is applied in the context of a person entering the country "WITH INSPECTION" or "WITHOUT INSPECTION". The problem is because of the deliberate plan conceived by the U.S. Corporations and the U.S. Government to lure qualified Indian Personnel to work in the United States at cheap wages. This is as bad as the 'SLAVE TRADE' of the past. Indians are getting hired and they are not getting the benefits that they are entitled to. They should demand better wages and better terms and better contracts to come here as EXPATRIATES. Indians are getting cheated because they are given a false hope of getting their "IMMIGRATION STATUS" adjusted after arriving in the U.S. as non-immigrants. I had worked in Sultanate of Oman as an Indian expatriate and my contract had given me the following benefits.
1.Free medical, dental, and vision health care benefits to myself,my wife, and children.
2. Sixty days fully paid vacation per calendar year with two free trips to India which includes taxi/cab fares, transfers and land journey from the airport to home address.I was allowed to make two free trips to India, and more at my expense.Free airline tickets at the time of hiring and at the end of the contract.
3. Free car and gas and unlimited mileage. Car is totally maintained free of cost and is replaced if a repair is needed. I was allowed to use the car for any purpose, official or personal, during week days and during holidays.
4.No State or Federal Income Tax. The pay is totally tax-free. No Social Security or Medicare Taxes. No deductions. No limits on my cash remittances and freely convertible to any foreign currency.
5. Rent free accommodation with free utilities and phone for local and long distance calls within the country.
6.No Sales tax and several items I could just purchase at a subsidized rate at stores meant for emloyees.
7. I was able to save eighty percent of my income. In addition, a month's salary is given as gratuity at the end of each contract year.Fully insured against job-related injuries.
Indian Expatriates are getting cheated in the United States. Indian workers paying Social Security and Medicare Taxes should be allowed to adjust their Immigration Status.
The term "LEGAL" is applied in the context of a person entering the country "WITH INSPECTION" or "WITHOUT INSPECTION". The problem is because of the deliberate plan conceived by the U.S. Corporations and the U.S. Government to lure qualified Indian Personnel to work in the United States at cheap wages. This is as bad as the 'SLAVE TRADE' of the past. Indians are getting hired and they are not getting the benefits that they are entitled to. They should demand better wages and better terms and better contracts to come here as EXPATRIATES. Indians are getting cheated because they are given a false hope of getting their "IMMIGRATION STATUS" adjusted after arriving in the U.S. as non-immigrants. I had worked in Sultanate of Oman as an Indian expatriate and my contract had given me the following benefits.
1.Free medical, dental, and vision health care benefits to myself,my wife, and children.
2. Sixty days fully paid vacation per calendar year with two free trips to India which includes taxi/cab fares, transfers and land journey from the airport to home address.I was allowed to make two free trips to India, and more at my expense.Free airline tickets at the time of hiring and at the end of the contract.
3. Free car and gas and unlimited mileage. Car is totally maintained free of cost and is replaced if a repair is needed. I was allowed to use the car for any purpose, official or personal, during week days and during holidays.
4.No State or Federal Income Tax. The pay is totally tax-free. No Social Security or Medicare Taxes. No deductions. No limits on my cash remittances and freely convertible to any foreign currency.
5. Rent free accommodation with free utilities and phone for local and long distance calls within the country.
6.No Sales tax and several items I could just purchase at a subsidized rate at stores meant for emloyees.
7. I was able to save eighty percent of my income. In addition, a month's salary is given as gratuity at the end of each contract year.Fully insured against job-related injuries.
Indian Expatriates are getting cheated in the United States. Indian workers paying Social Security and Medicare Taxes should be allowed to adjust their Immigration Status.
Posted by: Rudra Narasimham Rebbapragada - 12 Aug, 2009
2: When U overstay your visa (whichever),
without a pending application you are
illegally staying in the US period.
Posted by: Pratap - 11 Aug, 2009
3: It will be very funny to see Indians rounded
up at Ellis Island and put on cruse ships
back to India. However with the economy, the
way it is, many will leave voluntarily as the
land of "milk and honey" is past its expiry
date. This would boost the Baltic shipping
index
Oops, I forgot - Indians would destroy the toilets, sinks, start fires, stink the place out, and bring in the cockroaches and mice due to their stingy and lazy behaviors - better put them on a fire proof freight liners instead.
Retrofitting the ships will be expensive - never mind, bad idea...
Oops, I forgot - Indians would destroy the toilets, sinks, start fires, stink the place out, and bring in the cockroaches and mice due to their stingy and lazy behaviors - better put them on a fire proof freight liners instead.
Retrofitting the ships will be expensive - never mind, bad idea...
Posted by: Samuel Adams - 11 Aug, 2009
4:u crazy dawg .we indians are not stinky
shithole like u .we are very smarter thats
why we r working here.stop us if u can with
ur brain.oops iam sorry which u americans
dont have.just u know to eat and f..k. and
breaking up with girl friend.which is said to
be our neighbours ex wife.answer me back us
s.n of a bitch
katu puli replied to: Samuel Adams
post - 12 Aug, 2009
post - 12 Aug, 2009
5:I pitty u samuel. For u r info many of the
scientists in NASA are Indians and the top
eschelons of many reputed companies are held
by Indians. A day will come when people like
u will come to India for jobs. Had we got
stingy and lazy behaviours we would have
never landed in u r country. Try search u r
own country where in how many people have
been successful in their life.
The creator of USB is an Indian mind it u should have seen the ad of intel.
We don't enter USA illegally. Don't also try to enter India illegaly. Better u people start retrofitting u r old ships, its going to be of good use as ur economy and jobless percentage are on the heights.
The creator of USB is an Indian mind it u should have seen the ad of intel.
We don't enter USA illegally. Don't also try to enter India illegaly. Better u people start retrofitting u r old ships, its going to be of good use as ur economy and jobless percentage are on the heights.
vikki replied to: Samuel Adams
post - 12 Aug, 2009
post - 12 Aug, 2009
6:I don't see enough evidence is available to
say that there are Indians staying illegally
in US. I never came across any such kind of
incidents so far. Most of the Indians are
coming through proper Visa and from reputed
companies.
Also Samuel Adams doesn't know history of Cockroaches, please do a study on that.
Also Samuel Adams doesn't know history of Cockroaches, please do a study on that.
VMD replied to: Samuel Adams
post - 11 Aug, 2009
post - 11 Aug, 2009
7:Its a very poor article and figures mentioned
hare has no evidence. Furthermore, I think
the writer forgot the history of USA. I am
not defending the legal or illegal status of
Asian people but throwing a neutral opinion.
USA built as a result of immigrants from all
over the world. Now, there is law that
defines legal and illegal status of the
immigrants. But, times back when Europe
settlers invaded this country as an
immigrants or as a warrior, fought with the
local Indian (Red-Indian) or cheated local
resident and took over their land and then
became USA Resident. Look at your generation,
ask your grand parents and they will tell you
your origin. Your great grand parents
struggle hard to came to this country and now
you lazy bastard spoiling their dream. At
least these Asian- Indian are doing something
for the country. Some are may be in business,
running subways or some are in IT Hi-tech.
All are busy in doing something for their
country (India) and the Country they
temporarily resides in, not like you dummy
bastard drinking and buzzing all the time and
criticizing others because you are far behind
in the race.
Zdunik replied to: Samuel Adams
post - 11 Aug, 2009
post - 11 Aug, 2009
8: WHAT IS ILLEGAL
If a person enters the country and is inspected by an agent of INS or Homeland Security at the port of entry, the person is present legally in the country. A person who overstays the visa issued, is still legally present but without status. Such persons could be only removed after a legal process and the orders of an Immigration judge. American Government should accept its responsibility for issuing a non-immigrant visa to a person who is trying to arrive in the United States to seek permanent residence. United States must not exploit humans for its selfish reasons and then find fault with the person for overstaying the non-immigrant visa. In the past, people had arrived here as slaves and they had stayed on. The temporary workers have a right to stay here as they had accepted the work with a legitimate desire to gain entrance and establish residence in this country. U.S. is blatantly exploiting a talented workforce for its short term gains and is willing to throw the Law Books on people who have the potential to contribute. If they had no such potential, my question would be as to how they were recruited and were issued visas for Legal Entry with Inspection.
If a person enters the country and is inspected by an agent of INS or Homeland Security at the port of entry, the person is present legally in the country. A person who overstays the visa issued, is still legally present but without status. Such persons could be only removed after a legal process and the orders of an Immigration judge. American Government should accept its responsibility for issuing a non-immigrant visa to a person who is trying to arrive in the United States to seek permanent residence. United States must not exploit humans for its selfish reasons and then find fault with the person for overstaying the non-immigrant visa. In the past, people had arrived here as slaves and they had stayed on. The temporary workers have a right to stay here as they had accepted the work with a legitimate desire to gain entrance and establish residence in this country. U.S. is blatantly exploiting a talented workforce for its short term gains and is willing to throw the Law Books on people who have the potential to contribute. If they had no such potential, my question would be as to how they were recruited and were issued visas for Legal Entry with Inspection.
Posted by: Major Retd Rebbapragada,AMC/PC - 11 Aug, 2009
9: This article is a joke.
SI get your act together... stop relying on hype and shock value if you would like to be taken seriously... reading this article makes me more suspicious about your reporting abilities/validity than be concerned about this serious topic - not good.
SI get your act together... stop relying on hype and shock value if you would like to be taken seriously... reading this article makes me more suspicious about your reporting abilities/validity than be concerned about this serious topic - not good.
Posted by: Manju - 11 Aug, 2009
10: poorly written article. The numbers are
probably correct as many Indians over stay
and become illegal. However, the same group,
especially H1B, talk about how good India is,
salaries, comforts, etc. in India and other
nonsense. They are all hypocrites and would
do everything to stay in US while criticizing
at the same time. They didn't go to US
colleges/universities and are penny pincher
with no community involvement. Everyone
should be deported ASAP,
Posted by: Nick - 11 Aug, 2009
11: All indians are legal. Most of the mexicans
are illegal because they will come by
cars,they don't need show visa. All indians
must and should have to show visa
Posted by: Silpa - 11 Aug, 2009
12:Just because you enter legally does not make
you a legal immigrant. If you overstay your
visa you are obviously illegal and can be
subjected to deportation. By the way, H1-B us
clearly a non-immigrant visa and is a
temporary work permit for a given employer.
If you change the job you have to get a new
H1-B. I came here as a student and got a job
and was on H1-B before my employer sponsored
me for Green card. I am a US citizen now. So
stop all this nonsense. The article is
quoting the source of information go check it
before you all make you accusations.
Vin replied to: Silpa
post - 11 Aug, 2009
post - 11 Aug, 2009
13:i think she don't got the chance to reach USA
ansh replied to: Silpa
post - 11 Aug, 2009
post - 11 Aug, 2009
14:when u don't have any knowledge u don't have
the right to comment.
ansh replied to: Silpa
post - 11 Aug, 2009
post - 11 Aug, 2009
15: This ariticle is not clear, doesnt echo or
substantiate the tite. A bit disappointed
with the bad editorial content.
Can be better especially with a unpopulat title/topic like this.
Can be better especially with a unpopulat title/topic like this.
Posted by: silicon reader - 11 Aug, 2009
16: I too am surprised to find the "illegal
immigrants" tag attached to Indians, while
mentioning that many Indians get into the US
with a H1-B visa. Clearly, that is not
illegal.
Or is the implication that once the visa expires, they overstay, and remain as an "illegal immigrant"? The distinction needs to be made clear.
Also, what is the graphic with a hand print on the US flag? What is it supposed to convey? IANS should be careful with their stories, grammar, and graphics.
Or is the implication that once the visa expires, they overstay, and remain as an "illegal immigrant"? The distinction needs to be made clear.
Also, what is the graphic with a hand print on the US flag? What is it supposed to convey? IANS should be careful with their stories, grammar, and graphics.
Posted by: Krishna - 11 Aug, 2009
17: H1B's are not illegal immigrants, why is this
article mentioning about H1B's as illegal
immigrants?
Posted by: hhfree123 - 11 Aug, 2009
18: Well ya, the country is suffocating. People
have to migrate by hook or by crook
Posted by: sagarika - 11 Aug, 2009
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