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Topic: Green card

Trump decision on US birthright citizenship could make Indians rethink immigration plans

Vandana Menon -
Indian immigrants have long used jus soli to become US citizens: those on temporary visas raised families while waiting for permanent residence. The order still has to face legal test.

Can Trump go through with his bid to end birthright citizenship & how move may impact immigrants

Debdutta Chakraborty -
As of 2024, Indian Americans accounted for 1.47% of US population and at least two-thirds of the 5.4 million Indian Americans are immigrants, according to US government data.

Donald Trump to halt issuing of new green cards for next 60 days

PTI -
Those on non-immigrant work visas (H-1B) and seasonal immigrant workers for agricultural purposes will not be impacted

Trump sows uncertainty with green card ban and hints at more

Nick Wadhams -
Trump’s decision will affect thousands of would-be immigrants seeking to move permanently to the US, and further delays a green card process.

US green card backlog touches 800,000, over 60% applicants are Indians

ThePrint Team -
An Indian applying for the employment-based green card will have to wait for 50 years due to increased backlog and country quota limits.

Green Card country-cap bill faces Senate test after it is passed by US House of Reps

Lalit K Jha -
Lifting the per-country cap would mainly benefit professionals from countries like India, for whom the wait for Green Card is more than a decade.

Indians with advanced degree may have to wait 151 years for green card: Report

Lalit K Jha -
Report says 6,32,219 Indians in line for green cards. Blames the prolonged wait on per-country-limit, pegged at 7% for Indians.

Indian immigrants could end up waiting 70 years for Green Card

Lalit K Jha -
As of May, there were 395,025 people waiting for a Green Card under the employment-based preference category. Of these, an estimated 78% were Indians.

It is not right to penalise Indian H-1B workers who contribute to the US economy

Shivendra Singh -
Decisions should be taken within a six-year period for people who stay back for that long and are waiting for a green card.

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Opinion

Navarro to Loomer—Trump’s team is making India new frontline of MAGA politics

Keshav Padmanabhan -
It's a wolf pack unleashed on India, and Peter Navarro is leading it. The week gone by has been critical for Indian diplomacy amid the tensions with the US.

State control blocks India’s progress and exploits its people: C Rajagopalachari

Kolkata’s silencing of Javed Akhtar exposes India’s secular vacuum

Economy

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Sampurna Panigrahi -
Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Defence

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

National Interest

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?

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