Gravitas: US green card backlog hits 1.8 million | Indians face waiting period of 134 years
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2023
- US green card backlog has git a record high of 1.8 million. 400,000 Indians will die before they ever get their green card. Is U.S' immigration system broken? Molly Gambhir tells you more
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Please don’t say a wait time of 134 years. Say it for what it is. Indians who applied for green cards after 2016 WILL NOT GET a green card in this life. The US now only allows bonded H-1B labour without the possible benefits of permanent residency. High time students think hard about taking loans of ₹50 lakhs and getting into this limbo.
Well when u travel abroad it's a reality that you will be responsible to bear all your expenses. Taking this loan in the hope of paying later never ever happens in reality. Unless your are one of the few brilliant people like Sundar Pichai who Im sure such people never need any loans as they get full scholarships
Yet Indians go… something Indians should think about!
a certain % of quota will get the gc. because there is a limit per nation to ensure diversity of immigrants. otherwise, one nation may fill the entire quota
How do you know it's after 2016 people?
Hahahah
American Dream is dead for Indian. No other Country is facing this issue and the Senators and Law Makers do not care and as the immigration law says the burden of proof is on the applicant. Better to earn and leave. Molly, one note most applicants are already on H1B or L1 Visa so they can work legally.
Indians on a visa never get to realize their true potential nor can they negotiate with employers for better pay. Life on a visa is hard.
This is age of technology...Indians can work from Bharat for USA...No need to come to USA...
Good point. Earn and leave.
Yes, I've moved back to India after living in US for 15 years. Haven't been happier living in my own country!
Try to stay in india and fix it , its not mandatory to immigrate
Reporter is so happy
63% from India, 14% from China, 33% from other countries ( see at 0:58 ). Wion should double check their numbers.
you have the numbers ...😅
People waiting for green cards can have babies. In 21 years, babies can sponsor their parents for green card which is unlimited fast track category. So Indians must get busy from day 1 so that they will have green card faster than the backlog.
Good luck with that. Without a stable job or education your wife will not even allow you to touch her.
This is age of technology...Indians can work from Bharat for USA...No need to come to USA...
@@tinujacob2833 yes agree with your comment, also in India its outsourcing so better and cheaper
Good news , females of this community from 15 to 50 years old are walking pregnant in California .soon California will be THE UNITED STATES OF INDIA .
great idea!
finally real news 🎉, applaud WION in covering this
Out of 60% Indians , 90% are from AP / Telangana .. seems they’re born to go US.
True
They have visa Balaji temple😂😂
The backlog was created for a reason. And the simple answer is automation. It was predicted that 73% of these workers were simply required in United States for automating America and were not required beyond that. The coming recession will send many back to india. But I would expect many to eat sand or stone and die in America even if that means begging using the logic beggars life in America is still better than beggars life in India.
Indians are cheap too
@suzygirl1843 well you pay them low anyone will be cheap .
what a lame analogy... these are tech workers experts in comp science and IT...
have you even seen the requirement for techies in quantum and AI fields .... the ask is always gonna be there automation makes things easy that's all ppl move to new tech.
This is age of technology...Indians can work from Bharat for USA...No need to come to USA...
@nairpraving most quantum and Ai projects are a failure. It is all black box, cut copy paste rules. We have phds that cut copy paste code for living.
India is a great country and we have even greater leadership now. We should focus on our country and take India to greater heights. A job in a foreign country is no longer desirable.
tell me you are gobarbhakt without telling me you are gobarbhakt 😂
Odd day : Indian barking against American. Even day: Indian crying for American green card
Indians with advanced degrees have good opportunities in US. So, they choose to tolerate such a broken immigration system. Illegal immigrants (even the good people) use these numbers to justify that illegal immigration is no worse than this broken system and therefore totally acceptable until legal immigration reforms addresses these well known fundamental issues. India is not just the most populous country in the world (17.76% of world population), it also produces the most english-speaking talent in the world (45%). Yet immigration limits are unfairly independent of such (talented population) numbers.
English speaking people? Bro indians english accents are worst. Plz
Every country has right to frame its laws. When majority of US Citizens are ready for changes in immigration laws, than reform will happen. Country limits were put in place to make the system equal for all countries.
We can argue india does not import enough from usa ? We vote modi in India and vote Biden in America??
This is age of technology...Indians can work from Bharat for USA...No need to come to USA...
Lol no educated person will do that , you telling opposite .
I wouldn’t recommend anyone to
Come to USA without having GC in hands. Don’t come as a STUDENT.
Not having a green card doesn't seem to be a barrier for most people I've met that do not have one and have no desire to work. Why are they making it difficult for those with legitimate reasons like business?
@@charlesbronson4026 Have you lived and tried to earn a living in a third world country?
@@charlesbronson4026 Where, what job and how much did you make?
@@charlesbronson4026 Ok, then you have no room to say one thing or another about being from a poor country. I was born and raised in a third world. I'm a US citizen now. I'm blessed. I advise anyone who has a chance to move out of their circumstances to do so. You'll do yourself and family a big favor.
Instead of running to America - create the equivalent or better here in India !, We can then attract some of best talent back home.
Just an FYI: Your percentage allocation is not 100% in total. You say 63+14+33 which is 110%. 😂
Oh😂
I noticed that too! Math is wrong😂
100% or 110% doesn`t matter that much............. it is the issue you WION raised that is important. Long wait time in immigration.
This is age of technology...Indians can work from Bharat for USA...No need to come to USA...
Well it is very well-known issue. @@anilpatil8299
There is per country GC limit per year. From every other country except India and China, the migration has been within limit. But for India and China, it blew out of proportion due to number of people trying to become permanent residents of US from past few decades.
But with unlimited visa renewals for H1b, Indians live comfortably in US and have created their life.
Unlimited H1B? Nope.. Only 1 extension is allowed of 3 months, total of 6 months after which you'll have to leave
150 years waiting time was estimated by officials. Indians didn't come in back door as you mentioned. They don't even get a basic id card in that case. This is impacting the working people. Other country people gets it in 2 years including pk, Nepal, Bangladesh. We can't blame them bcz they are worried about 140 million population. In 80's desis use to make at least 10 members in their family to get gc etc and due to that we crossed limit.
Its not that cross the limits. All tom dick and harry get us on h1b than any other nationalities. Then when the gc limit cross many years they started crying about country cap
Exactly Indians want to escape India because of Indians you are 100% correct the problem is Indians in India
I been living in the us for over 30 years as a citizen… right after my b s degree I’ve gained and lost , lived very good life, however I wish I was in France, Spain, etc etc ..one should only run after lifestyle not after money.
You are wrong, you don't understand country camp, last year Indians got 60% of employment based green cards and 30% of family-based green cards you don't understand rollover typical for Indians to be ignorant and uneducated
You didn’t mention EB1 category. It normally used to be current. Meaning once your i140 was approved you could immediately file i485 which is the last step towards GC and max would take 14months now even this category has gone to 10years backlog for Indian. Thanks to big companies exploiting these categories, now everyone will suffer
EB1 glitch is temporary i believe...reconcillation will happen...
There is no backlog if you marry a US citizen. I am from India and I married a US citizen. I am living the American dream.
@@simplysimple959yes but backlog will still be there
@@Pritha879 true...ur case filed on EB1?
@@barneycasting8331lucky you!!
GOOD NEWS 👍
MORE STARTUPS IN INDIA, WHICH IS GOOD FOR INDIAN ECONOMY.
So lucky to get mine last year!!
I feel for the 1.8 million people. But the level of entitlement in this report is astounding.
So it's good news then.
Where are you now
Nice effort with the pauses but factually incorrect at so many places.
I see list time
You know why there will be waitlist due to client location documents, Big clients like Google dont offer client letters and pay stubs, only employer needs to provide proper documentation. Those who are directly hired are getting GC quickly. Some people work for 7 layers , in that case it will be very difficult to prepare documentation.
Don’t know why still Indians want to settle in US when our great Mr Naraenda Ji has made such a great and powerful Nation
💰💰💰💰good infrastructure day to day hassle free life developed country
Isn't India a better place for Indians? Why you need American Green Card ?
Problem solved if UP and Bihar become two seperate country !!!! lo GC within 180 days for all Indians
If they not making 6 digit it is not worth it. After paying rent, getting a car, food, utility, health insurance, car insurance, rental insurance you have nothing. Why would you want to come to America?
The report has many errors
It’s not 65,000 but only 7,500 available for Bharatians per year all including family members, which means only 2000 to 3000 Families get green card per year.
You are wrong, you don't understand country camp, last year Indians got 60% of employment based green cards and 30% of family-based green cards you don't understand rollover typical for Indians to be ignorant and uneducated
You are a Bharatian. A feku bhakt. Stay here. Why the eff do you need to go to US? It's not your birthright to demand citizenship of any other country. Their country their wish.
You can assume it's dead. Long live in your own country.
The report is full of errors. The system is not broken, there are just too many applicants from India compared to the slots available and compared to other countries. America too has an obligation to protect its workers and cannot just expand these Green Card numbers. This report also wanted green cards for parents as if it was a right. Why the need to flee Modi's Maha Bharat? Born in Bharat, Stay in Bharat
100 percent correct
Correct. If they allowed all the Indian applicant GC then, it will highly dis balance the diversity here. Also lots of desi consultancies scams happens in the US. Even when people are laid off they pay off these consultancies to run their pay check and maintain the status on papers
In Northern California the East Indian population is multiplying every 24 hours , legal + illegal immigration + student and work visas + females of this community age 15 t0 50 years old are all pregnant for one reason to stay and live in USA , soon we will be a nation of 1,4 Billion . welcome to THE UNITED STATES OF INDIA
Well i say USA must ban giving green cards like coupons at a market store.. hope american impose even more strict rules for immigrants.. simoly people enter into country as a student and work for like years and years just to become PR.. man !! FR
Has india solved the trash problem from street corners ? The last time i checked it was picked up from one street corner and left in another and was making rounds. Landing chandrayan was more imporant than finding a solution to trash and toilets ??
Tell Nasa to clean the shit of junkies on streets of San Francisco than going to Mars.
just like US has not solved the problem of trash, homelessness, poop on the streets of San Franciso etc
7.81 m subscribers for a channel who gives only wrong info? Wow!
it's right info
And for a Bangladeshi muslim or Rohingya or Kuki Chin from Burma it takes only a few seconds and 3000 rupees for an Adhar card granting Indian citizenship.
The country caps are there for a reason. They do not want the workforce to be dominated by one country. They have to maintain the diversity. Remember that each state has only 2 senators irrespective whether it’s California or Iowa. The government puts such cap on itself to give a fair chance to lesser populated state to have their say in policy matters then it’s just fair that they put cap on immigrants (particularly employer based).
you are sadly misinformed, if what you say were the case why would Iceland and India have the same cap? The population is different. The policy was based on racist past where the prime objective was to keep the US 'white'. Similar to the Chinese exclusion act (which was struck down). The policy still exists, because the senators and congressmen of this day are not half the policy makers than what the US had even 30-40 years ago. Grandstanding is all they know and pragmatic policy making and the famed American common sense is missing in them.
This is age of technology...Indians can work from Bharat for USA...No need to come to USA...
Then big tech companies will simply move jobs to India.
@@ankitait2just leave USA and move to Bharat. Why you are worried about USAs internal matters. Its their country, if you like it or not they know how to handle their policies based on their interest.
If more and more people from one country enter and dominate the workforce, that can change the work culture. More people from one country clan start businesses and employ their own county men in general. It happens in all communities. Even Indians in USA who migrated in 70s and 80s owning stores, gas stations etc. do that a lot. They even sponsor their relatives for business visa rather than hiring some local talent. It’s good to have diversity. If we want to get rid of country cap, then get rid of system altogether which puts a person working for FAANG or ambitious startup or R&D in the same bracket as person working for a desi consultancy with low salary. Best way forward is points based system which will ensure that the best and highly educated people are prioritized.
1:20 not eligible to work?
They missed the key word - "not eligible to work without a work visa"
@@pk3 those who applied for greencard means they have work visa already.
People who want green card know the wait time. If that is too long for them, I do not think there is any law or requirement for them to stay in USA and what is the big deal?
American dream should be for Americans. How come foreigners having American dream.?
This is age of technology...Indians can work from Bharat for USA...No need to come to USA...
All 1.8 million of these people would've been highly educated assets for the US. All this while the US gets millions walking through the border. What a mess
Inaccurate information provided in this video: You CAN work legally when you are waiting for your green card. You just have to keep extending your H1B visa. This life is far better than working in Bangalore for peanuts in Infosys, Wipro etc with toxic managers and pathetic work life balance. Infosys will eat up all the commission up to 70-80 % in between from end client dollars and pay meagre salaries to what they call cheap labor back in India. Instead work for the same end client in USA and hire a consultancy (there are 80 thousand consultancies owned by our andhra telugu friends) to hold your H1B visa and they only take 20 % commission.
There are now better opportunities in India. Many US firms have directly opened offices in India. As a fresher you get peanuts but if you stay for 4-5 years you earn a good amount.
Yes, in US you earn more but the expenses are also very high.
-- In India, maids/servants/caretaker are easy to afford than in US.
-- Food -- eating out or ordering from food delivery apps is very cheap. Also you get proper Indian food not watered down versions.
-- Family support and can be close to your parents.
-- Medicines and medical procedures are shockingly cheap when compared to US. Unlike US you don't need to wait months for doctors appointment.
-- Now almost all major international brands are here so you don't feel left out.
If you are an ambitious guy India is a huge market with infrastructure being developed at an extraordinary rate. A lot of money to be made by starting a business.
India today is different than what it was 5 years back. Some things are still the same but there is positive attitude all around.
If you are rich in India you can truly live like a king.
Do you think working for consultancies in the US is a better life? Wakeup bro
It is 63% + 14% + 23%.
Students it’s high time , think think think before you go
You messed up percentages lol
Opportunities in the US are dwindling. It is no longer lucrative to work in the US. You are better off in India or China. Get a decent education in the US but go back and work in India.
US will face acute talent crunch if they keep rising the bar ...when people get to know that an ambition cannot be achived and there's no probavility of sucess; they will not accept it as a dream ....North American dream is fading and soon people will understand this is not a feasible option ....no more a dream
That talent crunch is mostly a myth...there are a lot of US citizens they can train and induct into the work force....
@@Godavari322 if its a myth why are so many immigrants particularly from India and China are IT employees there .... those companies could have employed Native people ...the numbers they need and the supply of those talents do not match so immigrants do it ....Not to just pay taxes their and wind up when they are old ...like Dubai or middle east
If you say we can train and employ natives ....what's the time frame to achive it, till that what do you think those business will do just put their projects in the parking lot ...Still they need outside talents to fill the gap by offshoring ....
its easy to speak whats in the mind ...but feasibility will be taken into account when wise people speak....
is it a typo 63+14+33=/=100 but 23 would have been correct instead of 33
They can try elsewhere. Why are thousands of indians waiting? Its because though they feel life projected as hell with US immigration it is 100% better than life which is projected as heaven in india. So dont make a meal out of this.
My American dreams are almost gone 😢!
dream a different dream... go to another country or back to your home country....
And for an indian christian evengalist pastor it takes a fraction of a second to get US citizenship. Will say he was being targeted by Hindus. Same for so called dalits and muslims. They will say they face existential crisis in India.
Bullshit, it also takes a fraction of a second for a Hindu priest to get a visa to serve the many temples that have been built in the USA
Are you asanghputhra?
@@antojohny5985me thinks he is asura
ohh no
Madam please thoda speed we boliye
Nobody is forced to come here.. lol.. USA is not the only country in the world
Too many Indians applying.... same for China.... USA cannot let 1 billion Indians/Chinese in....it will become Indo-China 🤣.....
well said
The Democrats have to put their head - which they lack clearly - together and remove the unwanted condition of the dependents needing to be part of the count; that is, if the candidate is waiting for I485, his/her dependent should not need to apply I485 instead they should be included as part of the candidate's application. This will very much reduce the backlog to less than half a million and cut the waiting period to 50 years from 134 years....
The dependents is dependents. They are indians not mexicans
Yes India is booming as per some and teh waiting list to get out is at the most demadn ina century .
No its not dead, one can still dream about it, only when you are sleeping!!!
So why should this effect Bharat ?
Incorrect factual information at 2:25, 65000 green cards are not available to Indians each year
65k is the H1B limit, GC limit at 7% is only 7-8k per year for Indians
More inflow recent years.. thousands of students adding to this bucket. It’s just a trailer
BEWARE OF LOT OF WRONG INFORMATION IN THIS VIDEO!!
no wonder the previous anchor left
@@johnydesparado123she was a bjp rss modi pp su*ker
You must be kidding me 😂
Whosoever made that slide at WION needs to be sent back to 1st grade….63+14+33=110 which doesn’t make any sense 😂
Some corrections here: she said 65000 green cards available for Indian if that is the case we won’t have to wait for a long time lol. It’s not 65000 it is 6500
Wow. Even "rest of world" i.e., excluding India and China, is 33% of 1.8M or 600k. Most of them are EB-2 applicants.
Stip H1B visa...make it unconvertible...Love USA...
One thirty four years 😆
It cud take a century 😂😂😂, meanwhile ppl still coming to study in usa ..their hoping their get their grandkids can get greencard
The pot starts melting once you're admitted in the country
Many desis are ready to go to any country for better quality life. Ask the graduated people they will min of 10 severe problems which would trouble them forever.
not really, Bollywood painted a very rosy picture of "videsh" or "vilayat" so it is more of a going to "phoren" thing rather than quality of life because I have seen taxi drivers living awful lives in Canada, UK who when go back to India wear sunglasses in the night and pretend angrez
If they give green card to everyone then how USCIS will make revenue 😂😂😂. Bcz after every two years there's significant amount associated with the H1B extensions and this money goes directly to USCIS.
Go to Canada, no visa headaches
This is sad for individuals but good for the state if workers realise this and stay back in india good for the state if not its still good for the state as it gets valuable dollars because people have to send money back to the country the state wins but the individual loses.
1.1 million indians 😮😮😮😮
There is one potential solution which if any when America's trade deficit with india is closed then maybe flood gates will open. India should buy more Boeing planes and American cars and chocolate and alcohol tax/vat free and then maybe flood gates will open.
Didn't this channel say "a lot of Indians are returning to India to settle". Quite contradictory.
They could apply to Russia , China or South Africa 🙃
Sup my did
even Indians who took citizenship of other countries are considered Indians by country of origin adding to the backlog.
Pls cover hardship marriage or family based categories. This country is not allowing couples to be united even after their marriage and bring them as dependent. They want wife to remain in united States and show proof of income while husband remain in another country for 4years to meet quota. What kind of proof this immigration asking when millions are entering via border that they will b dependent on country while a family man or woman should show sufficient income to bring spouse to this country. For LPR wait I almost 4years that they can't go to be spouse cause they need to show income in this country to sponsor and bring ur legal spouse.
I live in India and now have a very successful business. Many other Indians have become successful also. Who wants to go to America anymore?
Foreigners telling me how they are entitled to come to our country
Good . Thats some good news. Go work and return to your country thats should be the treatment
she needs to check and fix lot of her number. do the mat correctly before posting video.
65,000 GC available to Indians in employment category?
By Default max GC available in all employment category is 140k. and 7% of that is 9800 GC per year.
that is what available to India across all EB1-Eb5 without considering any over flow from other categories.
NO USE OF GC IF YOU CANT WIPE OFF YOUR PRECIOUS BROWN AAS EVEN WITH WATER …..
Come back to India be proud of Indian
Life in countries like Australia are equally good and you get citizenship within a year of PR …..and yes no shooting around the corner
Mrs s.roy ki death lever cancer se ho chuki hai March 2023 mein..so pity..puri family last stage lever cancer se digonised hui hai..my last condolence for whole roy( )family....
safe your country pal
What's the point of spending 50 lakh if im not getting pr
On h1b im not able to buy house so no tax saving
I can't run business,i have to find green card holder, don't have right to do anything in company
So ultimately doors are closed.
Not for prince harry. !!!!
Why would anyone want to live in the USA? Soo strange. India will be a much better place to live in within the next few years.
Good move for America.
I am Indian I married a US citizen just for the Green Card. If you want there are so many ways to get the Green Card.
I would recommend India should open immigration to other nationalities as well. We should be grateful with what we have, besides India is a thriving country and has become the 5th largest economy in the world. Why does it concern Indians about the US Greencard? I am sure India has many opportunities for Indians.
Stop..