1st Edition

Indians in the United States of America India Migration Report 2025

Edited By S. Irudaya Rajan Copyright 2026
426 Pages 41 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

426 Pages 41 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the multifaceted experiences of Indian migrants in the United States, weaving together narratives of ambition, resilience, and struggle. This volume delves into diverse dimensions of migration, from undocumented immigrants navigating precarious circumstances to high-skilled professionals balancing economic security with political uncertainty. It... Read more

1. Unauthorized Indians: Trends and Developments

Abby Budiman and Devesh Kapur

2. Irregular Indians: Data, Detention, Deportation and Discourse

Abhishek Yadav and Sadananda Sahoo

3. From White to Brown Aryans -The Story of Indian Migration

K V Joseph

4. Educational Migration: Experiences of Indian Students

Nalini Bhattar

5. From India to USA: Engineering as an Aspirational Project

Sumukhi Marupaka

6. Awkwardly Positioned “Model Minority”: Indian Tech Workers on Temporary Visas

Rianka Roy

7. Dependent Visa and Employment Opportunities: Navigating the challenges of Indian Skilled Women Migrants

Chitra Natrajan

8. A Study of Massachusetts Healthcare Labour Market Crisis: Challenges for Indian Workers

Mahesh Admankar

9. Caste Discrimination and the Dalit Struggle for Recognition: Coping Mechanisms and Anti-Caste Activism

Mohit Singh

10. Identity Crisis and Other Struggles of Indian Children Raised in White American Families

Annapurna Devi Pandey

11. Addressing Labour Shortages through Immigration: The Role of Indian Healthcare Workers

Banantika Datta and Ayona Bhattacharjee

12. Significance of Keralites' Endowments and Capabilities for Migration

Shibinu S, Abdul Rasheed.M, and Mohamed Haseeb N

13. International Migration from Kerala: New Evidences from the Ninth Round of Kerala Migration Survey 2023

S Irudaya Rajan

14. Left-behind places and people: Inequality, labour migration and development in India

Chetan Choithani

15. Negotiating Cultural Shock: Exploring Intercultural Competence among International Students in Canada

Sony Jalarajan Raj and Adith K Suresh

16. Educational Migration in Transition: The Resilient Impact of COVID-19 on Indian Students' Global Mobility

Vijaya Khairkar

17. Recruitment Costs of Migrant Workers: Insights from the 2023 Kerala Recruitment Cost Survey

S Irudaya Rajan and C S Akhil

18. Exploring Internal Migration and Corridor Formation: A Case Study of West Bengal-Kerala Migration Bengal-Kerala Migration

Aiswarya Thykkandi

19. Migration, quality of life, and livelihood diversification among the extreme poor women in Jharkhand

Sangeeth Sujatha Sugathan and Shefali Bajpai

20. From Trash to Treasure: How Bengali Migrant Workers in Bengaluru find Opportunity in Scraps

Monalisha Chakraborty and Subrata Mukherjee

21. Household Perceptions and Adaptation to Climate Change after 2018 floods in Kerala: Evidences from the Kerala Migration and Climate Resilience Survey 2023

S. Irudaya Rajan and Ajay P. Karuvally

22. Mapping Aspirations of Religious Minority Medical Students in the post-COVID

Rasipogula Vinod Kumar

23. Food Security, Dietary Diversity, and Low-Skilled Migrant Workers from Kerala, India in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries during COVID-19

Anu Abraham and Shyma Jose

24. Migrants and the Politics of Space: A Historical Perspective

Anuradha Chakrabarti

25. Remittances: Development Impact and Policy Options

Mandeep Grewal

Biography

S Irudaya Rajan (Prof.) is Chair of the International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD), Kerala, India. Dr Rajan is the editor of two Routledge series - India Migration Report and South Asia Migration Report and the Founding Editor-in-Chief of Migration and Development (Sage).