Indian Americans' Political Divide: A Look at the 2024 Presidential Election
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian Americans' Political Divide: A Look at the 2024 Presidential Election

The Hindu  

Indian Americans' political leanings remain divided, with support for the Republican Party gaining traction in the community. While the majority of Indian Americans continue to lean towards the Democratic Party, a significant portion of the community is increasingly drawn to the Republican Party's message of economic opportunity and conservative values.

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Indians merely 2% of total illegal immigrants in US: New research paper
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Indians merely 2% of total illegal immigrants in US: New research paper

Hindustan Times  

WASHINGTON: Indians constituted merely 2% of the total number of illegal immigrants in the US, and the absolute number of illegal Indian immigrants in America dropped from 560,000 in 2015 to 220,000 in 2022, according to the last publicly available data from the Department of Homeland Security. While official data for 2023 isn’t available, this means that the proportion of …

Number of Indian Americans in elected offices not reflective of their population: US VP Kamala Harris
10 months, 1 week ago

Number of Indian Americans in elected offices not reflective of their population: US VP Kamala Harris

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: The number of Indian Americans in elected offices is not reflective of their growing population, US Vice President Kamala Harris has said, as she urged the members of the minority ethnic community to run in the elections increasingly. Harris, 59, who is of both Indian and African heritage, was on Wednesday speaking at "Desis Decide" -- the annual summit …

Number of Indian Americans in elected offices not reflective of their population: US VP Kamala Harris
10 months, 1 week ago

Number of Indian Americans in elected offices not reflective of their population: US VP Kamala Harris

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: The number of Indian Americans in elected offices is not reflective of their growing population, US Vice President Kamala Harris has said, as she urged the members of the minority ethnic community to run in the elections increasingly. Harris, 59, who is of both Indian and African heritage, was speaking on Wednesday at “Desis Decide," the annual summit of …

Indian Americans are the least poor among Asians in the United States | Data
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian Americans are the least poor among Asians in the United States | Data

The Hindu  

April 12, 2024 06:00 am | Updated 10:51 am IST Only 6% of Indian Americans lived along or below the poverty line as of 2022 in the United States. Chart 1 shows origin-wise share of Asian Americans who lived along or below the poverty line as of 2022. Chart 2 shows the share of Asian Americans living along or below …

Illegal, uncared for: The other Indian Americans
1 year, 3 months ago

Illegal, uncared for: The other Indian Americans

Hindustan Times  

In the grand tapestry of American immigration, the story of Indian Americans usually unfolds as a tale of triumph and success. The phrase “model minority” encapsulates that Indian Americans have achieved success, embody the American dream and contribute positively to the nation’s socio-economic fabric. However, beneath the veneer of the Indian American success story lies the untold story of a …

Attacks on NRIs put US economy at risk
1 year, 6 months ago

Attacks on NRIs put US economy at risk

New Indian Express  

The answer to the infuriation of white supremacist Americans lies in the economic and cultural superiority of Indian Americans. The average income of a person of Indian origin is over $100,000 per year, against $75,000 of an American. NRIs wield extraordinary power in the American corporate world, running most of its multi-billion multinational companies: 60 CEOs on the Fortune 500 …

Indians are highest-earning ethnic group in USA: Harsh Goenka explains why
2 years, 2 months ago

Indians are highest-earning ethnic group in USA: Harsh Goenka explains why

Live Mint  

Harsh Goenka has explained why Indians are the highest-earning ethnic group in the USA. As per Goenka, Indians shine in America because Indians value good education and are the most educated ethnic group. Asian Americans, with a population of around 1.8 crore, are the highest-earning ethnic group in the USA. With a population of around 42 lakh, Indians have a …

Will Indian Americans vote for Trump?
4 years, 6 months ago

Will Indian Americans vote for Trump?

India Today  

Indian Americans are being actively courted by both the Republican and the Democratic parties as election day nears in the United States, November 3. In 2016, Indian Americans had the highest rate of voting at 62 per cent along with the Japanese among the Asian electorate. In an article at the end of July, Mason said that the results from …

Attending ‘Howdy Modi’ at NRG: PM Modi rocked the show where Rolling Stones and Metallica once performed
5 years, 6 months ago

Attending ‘Howdy Modi’ at NRG: PM Modi rocked the show where Rolling Stones and Metallica once performed

Op India  

When I first heard of the Howdy Modi program, I thought the organizers were a bit overambitious in closing a venue that can seat more than 50,000 people. PM Modi’s introduction of Trump was again carefully crafted. The loudest cheer in the stadium probably was when Modi said to Trump “My honour to introduce you to my family” Modi woke …

Indian-American population grew by 38% between 2010 and 2017: Report
5 years, 9 months ago

Indian-American population grew by 38% between 2010 and 2017: Report

Hindustan Times  

The population of Indian-origin people in America grew by 38 per cent in seven years between 2010 and 2017, a South Asian advocacy group has said in its latest demographic report. In 2017, the population of Indian-Americans with multiple ethnicities was recorded as 44,02,363, up 38.3 per cent from 31,83,063 in 2010, the South Asian Americans Leading Together said in …

Indian-American population grew by 38% between 2010 and 2017: report
5 years, 9 months ago

Indian-American population grew by 38% between 2010 and 2017: report

The Hindu  

The population of Indian-origin people in America grew by 38% in seven years between 2010 and 2017, a South Asian advocacy group has said in its latest demographic report. There are at least 630,000 Indians who are undocumented, a 72% increase since 2010, the South Asian Americans Leading Together said in its snapshot. Poverty prevails Nearly 472,000 or 10% of …

Indians in US most educated, highest earning of all immigrants: Scholar
8 years, 5 months ago

Indians in US most educated, highest earning of all immigrants: Scholar

Hindustan Times  

Devesh Kapur is the director of the Centre for Advanced Study of India at the University of Pennsylvania. Devesh Kapur’s co-authored book, ‘The Other One Percent: Indians in America’,, has been hailed as the most authoritative, data-driven, research based work on Indian-Americans. In the backdrop of a heated debate on immigration in the election season, public events organised by Indians …

Poverty and electoral priorities
10 years, 2 months ago

Poverty and electoral priorities

The Hindu  

Ending poverty in the U.S. will most likely be one of the major issues of the 2016 presidential election, as evidenced in the speeches of many hopefuls of the Republican and Democratic parties. The latest is 2012 presidential candidate and potential 2016 nominee of the Republican party Mitt Romney’s call before the Republican National Committee in San Diego to “finally …

Indian Americans better off than US residents
17 years, 6 months ago

Indian Americans better off than US residents

Hindustan Times  

One in eight persons living in the world's richest nation is considered poor, but then in America, the official poverty level for a family of four with two children is $20,444 per annum. HT Image Official figures released by the Census Bureau suggest the share of Americans living in poverty has finally dropped after five years to 12.3 per cent …

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