Skilled Migration from India to the United States: Contextualizing in the Backdrop of Global Economic Crisis (Report‪)‬

Abstract The paper focuses on skilled migration and student mobility as an important variant from India to the United States in a global recessionary silhouette. Skilled migration of human resources has been traditionally designated as brain drain, but the present trends of globalisation has ensured innovation in information technology, rise of multinationals, globally recognized qualifications and brain circulation. The emphasis is on assessing immigration barrier like HIB visa restrictions, limits on outsourcing of Indian workers in the United States, as also prospects of remittance income for India in a period of financial crisis.