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I took Turkish airways from San Francisco to Istanbul. It was packed, though most were transferring to places further. Now I'm on the return trip, and the airpl

by laaph 10y ago

I took Turkish airways from San Francisco to Istanbul. It was packed, though most were transferring to places further. Now I'm on the return trip, and the airplane is half full. I'm wondering if all the Indians and south Asians will be coming back to the US, or did I catch a slow day back to the US? Perhaps this is the wrong place to wonder of all the effects of US immigration policies, but even here people are saying they won't go to the US.

lucaspiller 10y ago
I spent a few weeks in India last month, and talking to local techies I didn't get the impression that the Indian 'American Dream' has lost any interest. The Western media is reporting otherwise though, so read into this as you like.
- aedron 10y ago
  People in India and the rest of the third world all want to go to Europe or the U.S. It is the rest of us you have to worry about. As an engineer in Europe who has often toyed with the idea of going to America, that idea is all but dead, mostly because I would have to enter a legal no man's land (U.S. border security) where anything I have ever said might be used to hold me in custody and/or expel me from the country (including a comment like this one, were I dumb enough to post it on a forum tied to my real name). For people who have a choice, America is looking less attractive by the day.
  - bobosha 10y ago
    > People in India and the rest of the third world all want to go to Europe or the U.S. It is the rest of us you have to worry about. I would challenge that notion. The Indian community is now in a reverse immigration, that the population is reaching an equilibrium (~3 million). While the students continue to flock to US univs, many are choosing to return. And this was before Trump. I suspect this would be even more now given the h1b visas and other challenges.

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I took Turkish airways from San Francisco to Istanbul. It was packed, though most were transferring to places further. Now I'm on the return trip, and the airpl

by laaph 10y ago

lucaspiller 10y ago
I spent a few weeks in India last month, and talking to local techies I didn't get the impression that the Indian 'American Dream' has lost any interest. The Western media is reporting otherwise though, so read into this as you like.
- aedron 10y ago
  People in India and the rest of the third world all want to go to Europe or the U.S. It is the rest of us you have to worry about. As an engineer in Europe who has often toyed with the idea of going to America, that idea is all but dead, mostly because I would have to enter a legal no man's land (U.S. border security) where anything I have ever said might be used to hold me in custody and/or expel me from the country (including a comment like this one, were I dumb enough to post it on a forum tied to my real name). For people who have a choice, America is looking less attractive by the day.
  - bobosha 10y ago
    > People in India and the rest of the third world all want to go to Europe or the U.S. It is the rest of us you have to worry about. I would challenge that notion. The Indian community is now in a reverse immigration, that the population is reaching an equilibrium (~3 million). While the students continue to flock to US univs, many are choosing to return. And this was before Trump. I suspect this would be even more now given the h1b visas and other challenges.