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Nine surprising facts about Indians in the US

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New study sheds light on the numbers, demographics, entry methods, locations and trends relating to undocumented Indians over time.

Narendra Modi said India would take back its nationals who were in the US illegally, and crack down on the "human trafficking ecosystem" Unauthorised immigrants make up 3% of the US population and 22% of foreign-born population.

US data shows Indian asylum requests in the US have skyrocketed tenfold in two years .

Most Indian asylum seekers are Punjabi and Gujarati - groups from India 's wealthier states, better able to afford high migration costs.

Most Indians are economic migrants, not from the country's poorest or conflict-hit regions.

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