Daijiworld Media Network - Washington (SHP)

Washington, Nov 29: As per a data by DHS over 2.27 lac people Indians are waiting for family-sponsored Green Card or legal permanent residency.

The highest number of people on the waitlist, 1.5 million are from Mexico, followed by a distant India at 227,000 ahead of China at 180,000.

Majority of those in the family-sponsored Green Card waiting list are siblings of US citizens. Under current law, US citizens can sponsor their family members and blood relatives for Green Cards or permanent legal residency.

However, President Trump is against this law which terms it as chain immigration. President Trump claims that he is keen on abolishing this rule, a decision which is being opposed by the Democratic party.

In addition to four million family-sponsored Green Card applicants, another 827,000, a sizeable number of who are from India, are waiting in line for permanent legal residency. The waiting line for employment-based green card applicant is painstakingly running into more than a decade for Indian IT professionals.

The bifurcated data by DHS shows that 181,000 Indians in-line for Green Cards are siblings of the US citizens. Over 42,000 are married children of the US citizens and 2,500 include spouses and minor children of the Green Card holders.