This major victory still gives the administration an opportunity to terminate the program again on legal grounds.
Tag: SAALT
Population of Indian-origin in U.S. grew by 40 percent between 2010 -2017
indica News Bureau- The population of people of Indian origin jumped by 40 percent during a seven-year period of 2010 and 2017, a South Asian advocacy group has said in its latest demographic snapshot. In general, the population of American residents tracing their roots to South Asia grew by 40 percent, SAALT or South […]
Official tending to details of returning Indian girl’s remains home as advocates call for action to stop migrant deaths
Ritu Jha- Indian authorities are working on the details of sending the body of a 7-year-old girl who died in the Arizona desert last week back to India, however, they did not confirm when her remains would return home. The decision about whether to cremate the body of Gurupreet Kaur or take the remains […]
Visas linked to ‘public charge’ could hurt South Asians: UCLA report
Ritu Jha – The Trump administration’s plan to target those on working visas who had to rely on public assistance affect hundreds of thousands of South Asians in California, according to a recently published report from the University of California Los Angeles(UCLA). According to the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, the UC […]
Sikh man assaulted in alleged hate crime
The attack happened when he was putting up posters for a Republican Congressman Ritu Jha A Sikh community leader in Stanislaus County, California, was badly beaten while posting campaign signs, July 31. “I have a lot of friends and I am confused, no idea from where it came from,” Surjit Malhi of Turlock, […]
Controversial ad rails against H1-B visas
Anti-immigrant group’s message in BART system worries Indians, the largest beneficiaries of the program Ritu Jha A controversial poster targeting H1-B visa workers have been placed across the Bay Area Rapid Transit train system in California. The 200 signs have been placed at San Francisco’s Civic Center station and Oakland’s 19th Street station, […]