[nukkad] Nivasi Exodus

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Info obtained from outlook website.

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The First Wave
Late 19th Century 
Nature of migrants: Voluntary emigrants, traders, indentured labour
Destinations: Africa, Southeast Asia, West Indies

The Second Wave
1970s 
Nature of migrants: Professionals and entrepreneurs
Destinations: US, Europe, West Asia

The Third Wave
The biggest one, happening now 
Nature of migrants: White-collar professionals, students, diploma-holders.
Destinations: Canada, New Zealand, Australia, USA.

20,000,000 
Indians Living Abroad 

246,000
Indians who migrated to the US in the last two years

85,000 
Skilled computer professionals leaving India every year contributing to
annual 'resource loss' of $2 billion

11,000  
Number of Indians who migrated to New Zealand in the last three years

5,000  
Number of Indians who migrated to Canada in 2002 

50  
Percentage of IIT graduates leaving India every year 

20  
Percentage of medical school graduates leaving India every year 

2  
India's rank among countries exporting people to the US. Mexico is number 1.


1  
India's rank among countries exporting students to the US. 90 per cent of
them never return. 



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Source: Ministry of External Affairs; Center for Immigration Studies,
Washington, DC; Institute of International Education; International
Migration Report 2002 of United Nations Population Fund; New Zealand
Immigration Service; Department of Immigration and Multicultural And
Indigenous Affairs, Australia 
End of quote

V.K.Venugopal


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