Public sentiment regarding recent immigration policy changes is predominantly negative, expressing frustration, concern, and moral indignation over the implications for Indian families and children. Many comments reflect dissatisfaction with the complicated visa processes, cultural criticisms of family decisions to abandon children at the border, and a call for greater awareness and action towards achieving self-reliance in India. While a few comments acknowledge some positive aspects of the changes, indicating they reinforce pre-existing regulations, the overall feeling is one of urgency and disappointment regarding the treatment of immigrant families.

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Holy shit, this is inhuman. No, I'm not talking about the damn US, I'm talking about the parents who brought these little babies here and are abusing them this way. 

Fucking jail these motherfuckers.

DragonSheepstealer

Are they insane? ICE will have them put into cages and they'll spend childhood in either prisons or jumping between foster homes


Christ, cruel fucks 

ShinySuicune90

Why are these enthusiastic voters of the past decade desperate to exit the country nowadays?

Diligent_Bit3396

Everyone is desperate, Gujaratis just have money to do this. Its not easy to spend $20-30k and go to the border to drop someone off, poor people cannot do it. You would see heavy migration from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Haryana, western UP in coming years.

Adorable-Puff

I think for some reason Gujaratis always want to settle abroad.  I used to live in ahmedabad.
Anecdotally, it's not even about being poor in India, they just want to settle abroad no matter what. 
I know a friend who had a job which paid about 18 lakhs in Ahmedabad which is good money for ahmedabad.
He was planning to leave the job and move to canada via some diplpma mill. This guy had good job,  good prospects, good income and everything,  he wanted to leave all that behind and go to Canada where he would most likely end up working a blue collar job.  

Idk what goes on in the mind.

lonelytraveller91

Surely situations aren’t so desperate that you simply drop your children alone in the US hoping they will be picked up on humanitarian grounds. Clearly the obsession and typical Indian parenting behaviors where they think they know what’s best for their children!

Familymanuae

I can’t believe Indians are doing this! It makes sense for war-stricken countries- it’s heartbreaking but I get they don’t have any option.. but I don’t get it for Indians

Hakuna-chatata

not sure if they know or not,..

the "American dream is over"....
it's more of an "American nightmare" nowdays..

Sudden_Mix9724

[This is what the US does to children, even with US citizenship now. ](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-admin-rips-4-year-old-cancer-patient-from-her-mother-and-deports-us-citizen-kids/ar-AA1DGoBb)That regime doesn't want to do anything on humanitarian grounds.

noir_dx

There should be an IQ test before having kids.

vinnaey

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assman69x

Gujjus fu*ing us everywhere from Delhi to USA

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DesperateYou5520

&gt;Why Indians are 'abandoning' their children at US borders?

For leaving india at any cost.  Gujratis calculate risk(losing kid) to benefit(of living in US) ratio and found it less.

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mulberrica

Gujaratis and Telugus would sell their grandma to move to the US. They are so absolutely obsessed that they migrate by any hook or crook. I would know. I live in the States and I'm surrounded by them.

mormegil1

Wow, that was published a few days ago. Are Indians getting the news about deportations and El Salvador? That will cause a drop off I imagine.

No_Independent8195

Terrible_Editor_658

Disgusting. I would've cut contact with my parents if they abondoned me like that

Warm_Friend6472

bhodrolok

what makes these parents think their kids will want to keep contact with them after they do such things....

poperley

chonkykais16

Times are changing, US is heading to a recession and the currency is losing value.

It is stupid that in such times that children are sent to the country.

HandsomeVish

Ban karo ya downvote karo.

Laat maarke bhaga dena chaiye aise logo ko. Kick the parents out of india for puting kids in danger and defamation of nation. And the other country should keep the kids out as well.

THIS IS FAILURE OF GJ MODEL.

J92M98

Tengakola

This is the gujarat model. 🔥🔥🔥 Modi would be proud

Here is the catch it’s not Indians ,don’t generalise all shit . just say a indian 🤷 I mean I seen worst sides of your country if I assume it’s all u got,  don’t I be a fool to thing like that ? Same logic applies to all 😎

sandyvasans1

Inhumanity, callousness, and stupidity, also known as the Gujarat model!

AllIsEvanescent

AutomaticDeparture15

Cruelty aside. Why are people so desperate to leave India. Now I admit living in India is horrible and I would leave at the first chance I get. But even then, I have the sense to know to take the proper channels to leave. The illegal channels would only be troublesome. I won't even be easily accepted there. Atleast I won't face those troubles here. So why are people so desperate?

Independent-mouse-94

Gujarat model 
They don’t even love their kids 
Money money money

Acrobatic_Fox_1057

Modi’s India. BJP and Hindutva have stagnated India and made the country much poorer.

Chorly21

There will always be folks who look for greener grass on other side and also it is feeling of missing out after others they know already made it.

Most of folks who do this are well off in India, having family net worth of a few crores but still choose to do it as they see others who have done in past and made it good there.

dogef1

&gt; Why are Gujarati families so desperate to send their children to the US?

Social pressure. You basically turn from an outcast into a respected person in your community almost instantly, if your child is in the US.

Automatic_Demand_499

I thought everybody wanted to stay in modi’s india? What happened?

Modiji will miss these praja of  3rd largest economy vishwaguru bharat.

Physical-Character75

Me being a gujju had immense pressure from family to move usa as all my cousins have moved tho they do really basic jobs there but wont lift a finger in india.One of my friend’s family spent over 10 cr to move to usa and start a business and are struggling over 3 years while they cud have had it all in india(hope it works out for them) but i don’t get the crazy mindset of shifting to usa amongst gujjus funny thing is they consider it as some sort of achievement so much so that they get it printed in their wedding cards right next to their names as if that is the ONLY THING defining them its crazy and shitty to be a part of such a society most of my relatives who shifted to usa via illegal routes are still struggling and working 2/3 jobs but they show it off as if they are earning so much the country is based on capitalism and getting immigrants is just Americans getting lazy and hopeless indians offering labour in exchange of that american dream they keep chasing throughout

Itchy-Reporter7295

Anchor children( American citizens) are being deported with their parents right now…. This is so not the time to play that stupid game…

Elo_talk

IntelligentFlan1

I think the article answers your question. YFM!

GoW1th1t

Hope this Gujrat model isn't replicated across India....

brazendude

India is the worlds leader in remittance inflow and it has increased drastically over the last two decades,  In 2023 it was $119 Billion, 2013 $70 billion, and in 2003 it was $21 billion.  These numbers are in US dollars but the inflow comes from the entire planet.  However, the US has the largest outflow of remittance payments by a very wide margin.  I am curious to know if people in India feel their country is better off than it was 20 years ago.

[https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/total-remittance-inflows-and-outflows-1980-present](https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/total-remittance-inflows-and-outflows-1980-present)

Streydog77

These people should be jailed twice .. once in US and then in India for whatever the punishment length is.

longhornfinch

Imagine how bad a country has to be so that people are now resorting to this. Using ANY means to escape it.

Mr_manifestor

Ever wonder why people still want to be in US after 10 years of Amrit Kaal? Instead of blaming people all the time, find out why they are motivated to run away from their country?

Live_Diamond9909

I am so confused, why people leave India? Whats the main reason? Is it to earn more or they gave up on India and our government?

pluto_niwasi_

Gujarati and Andhra People are mad crazy about moving abroad bro. It's like someone way back in the 60s-80s moved abroad , made tonnes of money and flaunted back home .

Stories a native finding gold in a specific country abroad are prevalent  , Keralites have Arabina stories, Telugu's are all crazy about USA &amp; Punjabis about canada. Why even a specific country only is beyond explanation, it's plain follow the heard type stupidity.

Most parents have grown up hearing such Stories back when immigration was easy and opportunities for Indians were high. Due to lack of education they couldn't move, so they put everything for the kids to move , with the hope that one day they can see USA. Pretty lame , they can go on tourist visa though. So at the end of they day , it's about bragging rights and rubbing on relatives faced and what not.

 Now why is that? Are they poor ?? No. 90% of them are rich enough to afford 10-50 Lakhs required for the immigration. Most of them already have pretty settled life in India , they go abroad as they feel its the next logical step towards forward mobilization, which is maybe true for some, but isn't for many. In case of guys it fetches them good dowry and bride.

Miningforbeer

Children are incredibly vulnerable to assault, abuse and other horrific crimes. This is irrespective of whether they are abandoned, orphaned, or even with their families. The fact that some Indian parents are choosing this fate for their kids is unacceptable and horrifying. What the actual fuck.

Own-Tennis-3552

Itna kya desparation hai usa jaane ka? 
Usa ka visa hai means person is not poor.

nishantam

Abandoning your kids to other countries borders is inhumane in pretext of a good future and education , when do these people marry and have kids , what rights do they have to abandon them , these fools should be bought in public domain shamed and punished in heights of law , wtf is happening I don't understand where is common sense and brain where did they loose them 🤔😔🤬

RegisterAvailable796

The people who are doing this are truly the most vile creation on this earth.
Such malice, such cruelty.

ConsciousTomatillo68

No sane parent is doing this (I hope) and the people that are definitely are outliers...everywhere in the world there are going to be people like this....it's just people like this that make the news

Money_Profit_1340

This is so fucking horrible. These are the people who support Modi and Hindutva in India and then want asylum in America.

krakends

A gujrati is like a virus , which destroys itself as well as its prey

BusyImprovement6499

Never knew Indians would do such cheap things.. 
Everyday we stray away from God..

sunsmokes

A lot of countries have been doing this for ages! Indians are just starting it.

Slow-Bath290

Swimming_Musician_28

CommercialKangaroo16

I don't think these guys go the WhatsApp message on Amrit Kaal which talked about how Americans are now queuing up before the India embassy to come to India.

jithinnnnn

cloudbunny11

Apart from the 2 scammers we are all aware of, there is only one Gujarati family I know and they have settled abroad.

casestudyonYT

the_good_bad_dude

Just shows how much people despise this country and want to desperately leave.

abhiii322

inilashremot

Wtf is wrong with these parents 😳. This is pure evil!

Murky-Egg8072

I am assuming abandoning their child near Pakistan border would be unsafe! Hence US border……. /s

Redosaurous

If this is happening enough to make it into newspapers, it would push the Americans to redouble their efforts to punish these parents and the kids they are dropping off. Are people stupid not to hear the loud and deliberate message America is sending out? The father is an evil moron for doing this.

This has become a trend among Indians unfortunately

Few-Breakfast9172

Real_TRex_007

DependentOne2850

CivilMark1

Vanguardbliss

This happens a lot in Europe. Families send teenage sons (daughters are to vulnerable for sex trafficking) and if they get asylum the rest of the family can come in.

emeraldamomo

Gujarat is such a perfect place. Why does that man want to go to US leaving behind such a perfect state?

Independent_Lynx3311

I thought it was because of the pakisthan situation which could have led possibly to a war... It feels like... Below alright to that point..

This however, is pure brain damage.

Fancy-Mission-2661

Most-Lavishness9541

Stooping so low just for green card. Why do they bring kids to this world

NoMoneyKid

Morons and heartless idiots. 
I would not drop my kid in a foreign land for better future aspects or shit like that. 
I'll take care of my kids till they can stand on their two feet &amp; survive.

UnchartedNate

It'd be funny if after everything the kids tell them to f off

NavjotDaBoss

This is so insane only a guju can come up with this idea.  Probably child labor for the motels gujjus own

Wide-Entrance-6152

These are those idiots who bought the American Dream crap. Rather than going through all this pain work hard to make this your dream place.

Why would these kids want to acquire greencards for parents who abandoned them?

47hitman83

Is there statistics on this? Without actual numbers it sound like blown up issue.

I have heard than illegal Mexican immigrants do it, but indian diaspora here is usually either highly educated or wealthy enough not do such things.

Subject-Ad-6480

Only to be deported back to India, what a waste of effort and the trauma the kids had to go through.

Inj3kt0r

Disgusting behaviour. But why am I seeing Gujarati's overrepresented in this? Does the greed for lifestyle and money trump even your own kids now?

Spirit-Hydra69

This is insane. Yet these people vote for the ruling party. Fucking vote for a change.

ArthurMorgon

Some people really don't deserve to have children

Own-Category6652

In Gujarat, there is huge craze of going to US. They can do any shallow deeds to make it happen.

Tech-army

That sums up one of the problems of our country at the moment. We are filled with a nation of abandoned children. Not only coming from our borders but within our own homes here in US. We are a nation that has absolutely abandoned real familial values and of course , that translates to school shooting, early pregnancy, drugs to fill the space of love, and the insatiable desire for wealth no matter the means (onlyfans). 

Until we understand this, the destruction within our country will continue.

Shantaya82

Probably the entire financial system/union goverment is at their feet. So, they can do what ever they want and get away. With all the money, this is one of the options to splurge.

TinyAd1314

Poor kids are going to be undocumented immigrants for their entire life!!

drraulvinci

Gujju abandoning children in US border trying to get an illegal entry into the US. Glad Gujjus are living up to their reputation of gaming the system and taking advantage of any and every loophole, destroying outcomes for everyone else in the process.

Terrible-Criticism36

These kind of people are ruining the name of citizens who applied genuinely for an immigrant visa for their family

Ornery-Hovercraft-31

Those motherfuckers should not be parents

ManufacturerFit9299

I hope us Gen Z get our heads out of our asses and realise this country is a gone case. Instead of spending crores on buying shit houses to experience a shit quality of life. Save it to escape the inevitable climate crisis that will wreck havoc . To escape to other countries.

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