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Topic: Green card

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

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

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.

Trump sows uncertainty with green card ban and hints at more

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

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

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

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

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

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

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.