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Indian illegal border crossings into US plunge 70% in 2025

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/latest-updates/indi...
Crimson stage sandwich
  07/02/25
The number of Indians caught crossing illegally into the Uni...
Crimson stage sandwich
  07/02/25
Officials attribute the drop to a disruption in smuggling ne...
Crimson stage sandwich
  07/02/25
H-1b visa applications for FY2026 have fallen to 358,737, a ...
Crimson stage sandwich
  07/02/25
I believe there are a total of 120,000 H1B visas given out e...
filthy idea he suggested university
  07/02/25
Total registrations dropped significantly – USCIS data...
Crimson stage sandwich
  07/02/25
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grizzly aromatic business firm turdskin
  07/02/25
H1b layoff starts a 60 day countdown to find a new sponsor ...
Crimson stage sandwich
  07/02/25
Are they reverting to Canada?
Twisted curious den
  07/02/25
Canada’s population barely grew in the first quarter o...
Crimson stage sandwich
  07/02/25
Four provinces and one territory experienced a net populatio...
Crimson stage sandwich
  07/02/25
Needs to drop to net jeet outflow of 100%
Erotic Point
  07/02/25
This genuinely surprises me.
high-end passionate boltzmann
  07/02/25
“The number of Indians caught crossing illegally into ...
Frozen office
  07/02/25
Elon Musk really wants more Indian workers and wants to get ...
Crimson stage sandwich
  07/02/25
Per-country caps are numerical restrictions that govern the ...
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  07/02/25


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Date: July 2nd, 2025 10:39 AM
Author: Crimson stage sandwich

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/latest-updates/indian-illegal-border-crossings-into-us-plunge-70-in-2025-after-trumps-return-to-power/articleshow/122197064.cms

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Date: July 2nd, 2025 10:39 AM
Author: Crimson stage sandwich

The number of Indians caught crossing illegally into the United States between January and May 2025 has dropped by 70% compared to the same period last year. This sharp decline follows the return of Donald Trump to the White House and a renewed focus on immigration enforcement. Despite the fall, 10,382 Indians, including at least 30 unaccompanied minors, many from Gujarat were apprehended at the US border in the first five months of this year, according to a report by the Times of India.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5745282&forum_id=2#49065877)



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Date: July 2nd, 2025 10:41 AM
Author: Crimson stage sandwich

Officials attribute the drop to a disruption in smuggling networks that cater to Indian migrants. These syndicates reportedly scaled back their operations in late 2024 as Trump’s return to power seemed likely. A person associated with a Gujarat-based smuggling network told TOI, “The moment it became clear Trump would likely win again, routes started drying up. People still want to go, but smugglers have either scaled back or raised costs, and the fear of stricter deportation is real.”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5745282&forum_id=2#49065881)



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Date: July 2nd, 2025 10:49 AM
Author: Crimson stage sandwich

H-1b visa applications for FY2026 have fallen to 358,737, a 25% decline from FY2025, with Indian professionals particularly affected.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5745282&forum_id=2#49065903)



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Date: July 2nd, 2025 11:09 AM
Author: filthy idea he suggested university

I believe there are a total of 120,000 H1B visas given out every year. Those are still being given. That cap was reached this year as well.

The reason why the applications have gone down is because multiple applications per person are no longer allowed. This was actually implemented under the Biden admin.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5745282&forum_id=2#49066002)



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Date: July 2nd, 2025 11:20 AM
Author: Crimson stage sandwich

Total registrations dropped significantly – USCIS data shows 358,737 H‑1B registrations were submitted for FY 2026, marking a ~25% decrease compared to FY 2025, which saw around 480,000 submissions.

Cap remains unchanged – The annual H‑1B visa cap is still 85,000 (65,000 regular + 20,000 advanced‑degree exemption), and this cap has indeed been reached in FY 2026.

Reduction in duplicate entries – Under the Biden-era “beneficiary-centric” rule, each individual can only be entered once in the lottery, which reduced multiple registrations per person. Average registrations per person dropped from ~1.06 to ~1.01, showing that duplicate filings became rare.

So jevv is correct: fewer applications were submitted largely because non-duplicate rules eliminated multiple filings per applicant, not because the cap was lowered. The cap remains in place and was reached as usual.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5745282&forum_id=2#49066050)



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Date: July 2nd, 2025 10:51 AM
Author: grizzly aromatic business firm turdskin

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Date: July 2nd, 2025 10:52 AM
Author: Crimson stage sandwich

H1b layoff starts a 60 day countdown to find a new sponsor

https://www.financialexpress.com/business/investing-abroad-it-feels-like-drowning-laid-off-h-1b-worker-faces-harsh-reality-of-60-day-countdown-to-find-a-sponsor-3899586/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5745282&forum_id=2#49065915)



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Date: July 2nd, 2025 10:52 AM
Author: Twisted curious den

Are they reverting to Canada?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5745282&forum_id=2#49065916)



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Date: July 2nd, 2025 10:53 AM
Author: Crimson stage sandwich

Canada’s population barely grew in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting the impacts of government decisions to reduce both temporary and permanent immigration. The latest estimates from Statistics Canada show the population rose by just 20,107 people – or 0.0 percent – between January 1 and April 1, 2025. This is the slowest quarterly increase since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and continues a clear trend of declining population growth.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5745282&forum_id=2#49065927)



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Date: July 2nd, 2025 10:54 AM
Author: Crimson stage sandwich

Four provinces and one territory experienced a net population decline during the first quarter:

Ontario (–5,664)

British Columbia (–2,357)

Quebec (–1,013)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5745282&forum_id=2#49065932)



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Date: July 2nd, 2025 10:54 AM
Author: Erotic Point

Needs to drop to net jeet outflow of 100%

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5745282&forum_id=2#49065931)



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Date: July 2nd, 2025 11:04 AM
Author: high-end passionate boltzmann

This genuinely surprises me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5745282&forum_id=2#49065987)



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Date: July 2nd, 2025 11:18 AM
Author: Frozen office

“The number of Indians caught crossing illegally into the United States…”

Sounds like they’re just doing a shittier job of catching them

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5745282&forum_id=2#49066040)



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Date: July 2nd, 2025 12:54 PM
Author: Crimson stage sandwich

Elon Musk really wants more Indian workers and wants to get rid of the 7% per country cap for employment-based green cards

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/elon-musk-says-having-7-country-caps-on-employment-based-green-cards-in-us-is-super-racist-101711267335436.html

Elon Musk says having 7% country caps on employment-based green cards in US is ‘super racist’

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5745282&forum_id=2#49066338)



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Date: July 2nd, 2025 12:55 PM
Author: Crimson stage sandwich

Per-country caps are numerical restrictions that govern the allocation of green cards to people from specific countries. In a year, approximately 140,000 employment-based green cards are authorised, but only a maximum of 7% of these are granted to individuals from a country. A backlog is created should the number of sponsored individuals from a particular country exceed the 7% limit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5745282&forum_id=2#49066344)