The largest share of Indians, approximately 41 percent, arrived in 2010 or later, as compared to just 25 percent of the overall foreign-born population
A Migration Policy Institute’s (MPI) study says that the Indian diaspora in the United States comprises approximately 4.8 million individuals, according to the US Census Bureau data. It further added that this figure includes individuals who were either born in India or reported Indian ancestry or race in the US.
The study ‘Spotlight on Indian immigrants in the US’ says that the largest share of Indians, approximately 41 percent, arrived in 2010 or later, as compared to just 25 percent of the overall foreign-born population. They are the second largest immigrant group, following Mexico, and are the main beneficiaries of the non-immigrant H-1B visas for highly skilled individuals. Interestingly this figure was equal to all the foreign population in US between 2000-2009.
The US border authorities encountered Indian migrants 18,300 times between October 2021 and September 2022, a spike from 2,600 when compared to October 2020 and September 2021. An estimated 11 million unauthorised immigrants in the US were from India
According to the authors of the MPI study, Ari Joffman and Jeanne Batalova, Indians are much more likely to have arrived in large numbers since the year 2000 and beyond when compared to all immigrants.
The Indian immigrant population in the United States increased 13-fold between 1980 to 2019.
While the United Arab Emirates is the most popular destination with 3.4 million Indian followed, United States was the second most popular destination for Indians living abroad with above 2.6 million population. Other top destinations include Saudi Arabia (2.4 million), Pakistan (1.6 million), Oman (1.3 million), and Kuwait (1.1 million), according to mid-2019 United Nations Population Division estimates.
The study also found out a jump in unauthorised arrivals of Indian immigrants at the US-Mexico borders. The US border authorities encountered Indian migrants 18,300 times between October 2021 and September 2022, a spike from 2,600 when compared to October 2020 and September 2021. An estimated 11 million unauthorised immigrants in the US were from India.
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