Indian Americans say green-card backlogs are causing a brain drain and compromising U.S. global competitiveness. more>

At a special condolence meeting organized by the Indo-American Community of United States, at the Royal Albert’s Palace in New Jersey last weekend, more than 500 people vehemently condemned the attacks. more>

Three eminent Sikh classical religious musicians were removed from a plane even though they cleared Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security. more>

The exploitation of two Indonesian women raised the flag of violence being meted out by and to South Asian immigrants in the United States. more>

Following the vicious attack on 59-year-old Gurjit Singh just steps away from his door in Richmond Hill by three youths last month, the United Sikhs called on the police to step up patrols and install surveillance cameras in the neighborhood. more>

When the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF) recently bestowed its Public Service Award to Daniel W. Sutherland, officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), it was recognition of the department’s concerted efforts to ensure the civil rights of ethnic communities are not compromised in the name of national security. more>

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration announced last week a new security screening policy that applies to all religious head coverings. Under the new procedure, a Sikh traveler will not be asked to remove his turban, but during the screening process there would be additional options to satisfy the security requirements. more>

The fastest-growing group of illegal immigrants in the United States doesn't speak Spanish. They typically aren't found at day labor sites or streaming across the Southwest border into the United States. more>

A statement from 20 South Asian organizations reads: “The White House plan seeks to create burdens and obstacles for South Asians and other immigrants to legalize, obtain green cards, or unite with family members,” the statement said. “In addition, it does nothing to reverse the current laws and policies that spread fear and separate families through raids, detentions and deportations.” more>

“[Legal] immigrants are being so demonized at this moment,” said Lourdes Gouveia, director of the Office of Latino/Latin American Studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. For example, the Nebraska Legislature is considering taking away public benefits, such as food stamps, from scores of legal immigrants who have been in the country less than five years. more>

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Thomas A. Farrell admitted that the United States was waking up to the reality that it is losing its advantage in drawing top-grade students from countries like India due to the visa hurdles. more>

They were told that they would be housed in comfortable hotels and paid a handsome salary. On arrival in the United States, they had their passports and visas seized and were told they could not seek employment elsewhere. The “hotels” turned out to be large containers, housing 24 workers who had to share two bathrooms. more>

On March 15, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a discrimination lawsuit against the entertainment retail giant, which was accused of harassing Bangladeshi employees based on their national origin and dark skin color, then firing them for speaking out against the hostile work environment. more>

The hate-motivated gang assault of an Indian American in New York in December is raising renewed concern in the community, even as news of the assault is slowly coming to light. more>

A Duke University study revealed that immigrants have become a significant driving force in the creation of new businesses and intellectual property in the United States. more>

A new immigration agency report finds that the total Indian-American population grew 41 percent and now stands at 2.32 million, the second largest Asian-American group, next to Chinese. more>

Candidate Raj Peter Bhakta and several Indian-American leaders have demanded an apology from the office of Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz after her spokesperson declared to the press that U.S.-born Raj “has no roots in our community.” more>

These workers were lured to America with false promises of decent treatment and fair pay, only to find themselves exploited and subjected to harsh degradation based on their race and national origin. more>

“On top of the great financial risks, taxicab drivers are vulnerable to assaults, robberies, road rage and car accidents, every single minute of their back-breaking 12-hour shift. But the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) seems to care about none of these issues, sending a public message that taxi drivers are open prey,” said Bhairavi Desai of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA). more>

The 65,000 cap for 2005 for H1B visas, issued to highly trained professionals particularly in the IT sector, was reached in a single day. Now businesses are scrambling to fill their employment needs. more>

In a rare display of courage, a young Pakistani woman complained about sexual harassment by her supervisor, resulting in a $25,000 settlement. more>