New Delhi: The US-based immigration and policy experts told the US lawmakers that “Indian talent is now getting attracted towards Canada in large numbers and reason is Out-dated H1B visa policy of the US.”
The most favorite place in the world for the Indians nowadays is to settle in Canada. The US-Based Experts have urged Congress to act fast to prevent the Indian talent from moving to Canada from the United States.
Experts have further stated that “Indians are moving to Canada because of the per-country quota on issuing the employment-based green card or permanent residency.”
Stuart Anderson – executive director of National Foundation for American Policy said that “Without Congressional action, the total backlog for all three employment-based categories for Indians would increase from an estimated 915,497 individuals currently, to an estimated 2,195,795 individuals by fiscal 2030.”
According to the testimony submitted by Anderson before the House Judiciary Committee-Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship said that “We should let that number sink in: Within a decade, more than 2 million people will be waiting in line for years or even decades for employment-based green cards.”
Highly skilled foreign nationals, including international students, are choosing Canada over America.
“This has happened in response to how difficult it is to work in the United States in H-1B status or gain permanent residence, and the comparative ease of international students and foreign nationals working in temporary status and then acquiring permanent residence in Canada,” Anderson said.
According to the US government data analysis by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP), The number of international students from India enrolled in graduate-level computer science and engineering at US universities declined by more than 25 percent between 2016-17 2018-19 academic years.
Stuart Anderson said that “According to the Canadian Bureau for International Education – the number of Indian students attending Canadian universities rose from 76,075 in 2016 to 172,625 in 2018, an increase of 127 percent.”
