You may not believe it, but India is dominating the world in a strange way.
India's founding prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, once shouted on the day of independence, "Become a great power or disappear," which won the hearts of Indians.
Indian netizens even shouted a declaration that they will rule the world for 15 years!
And now, Indians are living their dreams in a different way, sweeping the globe with elite talent!
Looking at the background of the leaders of various countries, we are surprised to find that the heads of several countries in the world are Indians!
For example, the newly appointed Prime Minister of Singapore, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the Deputy Prime Minister of the United States, and the Prime Minister of Portugal. Mauritius** and the Prime Minister of Ireland are all Indian.
In addition to being active globally**, Indians have also taken over Silicon Valley.
According to statistics, one-third of the engineers in Silicon Valley today are of Indian origin.
Many of the bosses of large multinational technology companies are Indians, such as Silicon Valley CEO Sundar Pichai, Microsoft CEO Sadia Radrado, and be CEO Santa Runa Rayan, all of whom are of first-generation Indian origin.
In addition, when we go abroad, we will find that we can meet Indians on the street at any time.
Including the just-concluded G20, which was also held in India.
Indians can "thrive" in the business community of various countries, largely due to the large number of immigrant groups.
According to a document released by the United Nations, India, with a population of 1.4 billion, has about 32 million Indians or Indian expatriates living abroad, making it one of the world's largest migrant sending countries.
Between 2000 and 2020 alone, more than 10 million Indians emigrated overseas across the world.
Among them, the United States, with an absolute number of 4.6 million Indians, is known as the country with the largest number of Indian immigrants.
So why, the Indians can not only occupy Europe and the United States, but also dominate Silicon Valley, and even mix more than the Chinese?
Personally, I think there are the following points:
First, Indians generally have better language skills than Chinese.
For historical reasons, the official languages of India are English and Hindi. Although their English smells of curry, it does not prevent them from communicating and communicating in the United States.
Second, Indians are more fully integrated into the region.
India's elite went overseas and integrated more thoroughly.
As a former British colony, India can be said to have changed its national character after being completely colonized, and they are more willing to sacrifice the so-called national character in exchange for global acceptance and recognition, know how to cater to it, and handle things more tactfully.
If this is from the perspective of national pride, the Chinese may despise this kind of flattery.
Therefore, many Chinese who have emigrated out are actually very closed.
Indians, on the other hand, will quickly integrate into the local society with their strong communication skills, which will make Americans feel that Indians really want to put down roots.
So compared to the Chinese, Indians are more open than Chinese.
Third, Indians are more united.
Indians like to huddle, Indians in the United States like to live together, sometimes the same apartment or even the same community is full of Indians, even immigrants come back to huddle.
Take the H-1B, the most important work visa in the U.S. immigration system, for example, which requires an employer to sponsor the applicant in order to be approved by USCIS.
The H1B visa is limited and if the number of applicants exceeds the annual quota, a lottery will be used.
The most criticized part is the lottery, because the USCIS draws lots based on the number of applications from employers, regardless of whether they are sponsoring the same person or not, which leads to the situation of "one person and more than one lottery".
Many Indian immigrants will take advantage of this loophole to help employees "cheat", draw multiple lots at a time, and use the power of their fellow villagers to help more Indians stay in the United States.
However, this year, the U.S. Immigration Service, aware of the existence of this loophole, canceled the much-criticized "one person more than one lottery" and replaced it with a capitation lottery.
Although it cut off a shortcut into the United States, it still can't stop the enthusiasm of Indians who want to immigrate to the United States.
How much do Indians want to immigrate to the United States?
According to the bulletin announced by the United States, Indians who want to immigrate to the United States through the EB-2 and EB-3 work visas have a waiting time of up to 134 years!
This means that more than 400,000 Indians may die while they wait, and they will not even be able to count on the American dream in the next life.
It's pretty miserable to think about.
Then here's a question that everyone is very concerned about:
Will so many Indians immigrating to the United States crowd out the immigration quota of Chinese?
Not really.
The United States has given a quota for each country, and in principle, the quota for these countries should not exceed 7% of the total quota. This year, there are 40,000 EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 quotas, and almost 2,803 quotas are allocated to Chinese applicants in each category.
At present, the EB-1 backlog for applicants in Chinese mainland is about 14 months, and the EB2 backlog is also about four years, compared with India, although the backlog is much shorter, but the form is also very severe.
Of course, there is one exception this year, and that is the non-priority EB-5 investment immigration.
With a minimum investment of $800,000, you can get a U.S. green card in one step without a waiting date, and you can live and work in the United States throughout the waiting process, and your children can go to public schools for free, and when the investment period is over, the $800,000 will be returned to you.
It's a godsend for immigrants to the United States.
In general, U.S. immigration policy often changes like a roller coaster, sometimes tightening, sometimes easing, and there is a game between political parties, depending on the social and economic situation in the United States.
Those who want to immigrate to the United States should hurry up, otherwise maybe India's today will be our tomorrow.
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