Coronavirus hasn’t led to a steep decline in international remittances as predicted

One reason is that workers send more money when their countries of origin are experiencing economic hardship.

Laura Caron, The Conversation

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Erwin R Tiongson, The Conversation

· Oct 27, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Easy visas and job opportunities: What makes Canada a popular choice for Indian immigrants

India is the second-largest country in the world in terms of the source of migrants to OECD countries, International Migration Outlook report 2020 has stated.

Priyali Prakash

· Oct 26, 2020 · 06:30 pm

How a secret wave of early South Asians found a home in America long before the H-1B immigrants

Scroll.in speaks to Vivek Bald, author of ‘Bengali Harlem’ which tells the stories of South Asians who migrated to the states between the 1880s and the 1950s.

Anisha Sircar

· Sep 26, 2020 · 06:30 pm

US to deny green cards and citizenship to immigrants dependent on public welfare programmes

The acting director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services said it would ensure immigrants coming to the country were self-sufficient.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 13, 2019 · 10:52 am

US House removes country cap on green cards, change advocated by wife of Indian hate-crime victim

Sunayana Dumala’s husband Srinivas Kuchibhotla was killed in a shooting at restaurant in Olathe in Kansas in February 2017.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 11, 2019 · 08:00 am

US House passes bill to offer citizenship to over two million undocumented immigrants

The bill would allow “Dreamers” or children who were brought to the US illegally to gain citizenship if they meet certain criteria.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 05, 2019 · 11:05 am

H1-B visa: Days after opening applications, US says it has reached its 65,000-cap

Applications in cap-exempt categories will continue to be accepted.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 06, 2019 · 02:00 pm

US visa scam: 19 of 129 Indian students arrested allowed to leave the country

They were arrested earlier this month in connection with a ‘pay-to-stay’ scam.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 14, 2019 · 12:03 pm

Number of Indians who got Canadian citizenship this year rose by 50%: Times of India

While 15,016 Indians were granted citizenship till October 2018, the number was 9,992 during the corresponding period last year.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 26, 2018 · 11:33 am

US: Indians among 45 people arrested in Houston for allegedly violating immigration laws

Last week, the US Border Patrol found 78 suspected undocumented residents, including Indians, inside a locked refrigerated trailer at a checkpoint in Texas.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 14, 2018 · 12:12 pm

The bloody uprising in Nicaragua could trigger the next Central American refugee crisis

Nicaragua has exploded in violence since mass protests began against President Daniel Ortega in April, with hundreds dead and thousands wounded.

Jose Miguel Cruz, The Conversation

· Jul 29, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Capitalism thrives on the immigrant labour economy (and also keeps refugee conditions precarious)

Most discussions are about whether the impact of refugees in the host country's economy is positive or negative. But the real question is quite different.

Ranabir Samaddar, The Conversation

· Jul 24, 2018 · 08:30 pm