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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services recently announced a new ruling allowing holders of F1 visas to remain in the United States until the beginning of their employment, provided they have been accepted on an H1B visa.
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Freep.com reports that Indians are the fastest growing illegal immigrants in the Unites States of America. The news, if true, is astounding. The website doesn’t site any sources or links to the actual study, but just says
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security estimates that there are 270,000 unauthorized Indian natives in the United States — a jump of 125% since 2000 and the largest percentage increase from any nation with more than 100,000 illegal immigrants in the United States.
Another national immigration expert, Jeffrey Passel of the Pew Hispanic Center, estimated that the number of illegal Indians is even higher, at 400,000 people.
Another interesting point in the article is
Indians are among the most affluent ethnic groups in the United States, with a median household income that is 62% higher than the figure for all U.S. households.
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