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Students giving up 'illegal' part-time jobs to stay in US
Times of India ^ | 4 Jan 2016 | Amrita Didyala

Posted on 01/04/2016 10:57:07 AM PST by 11th_VA

HYDERABAD: Fearing deportation by authorities in the United States of America, many students from the city, studying there have given up their part time jobs over the last three weeks,students and officials said.

The flow of students deported from various airports in the US to Hyderabad continued on Sunday too, with 10 more dejected students landing here. The students landed at the Shamshabad airport around 11 am, taking the count to 25 on Saturday and Sunday. Immigration department authorities hinted at more deported students expected to reach here through Sunday night.

Apart from deported students who landed back in the city, panic has spread even among others, who are staying there.

The ones who were not lucky enough to keep their US dreams alive, by heading to 'controversial' universities, share stories of how intense combing on all part time illegal jobs in places like gas stations, supermarkets and eateries have prompted many of their friends to give up on the $ 5- 6 per hour jobs that many survive on.

The panic is widespread among the ones who have given up the jobs as authorities continue to deport those who are planning to go there, fearing a co-relation between the police crackdown there and the large number of deportation cases.

Students meanwhile have started carrying semester fees, university letter, financial details as well as other documents to avoid being deported, said Sandeep Sagar, who returned on Saturday. He was not able to make it through the immigration counters in the USA. "Some students who were already in the US have been deported as well. A few have landed here in the last one week," confirmed a source at the airport.

"After reaching Hyderabad airport, I met a student who was already in USA and was deported for working there. He was working there at an eatery and had intended to leave his job fearing deportation but was caught on the last day of his job. The authorities checked with the eatery after he left and went back to the university to question his eligibility to work," said Srikanth P, a student who landed here a few days back.

Incidentally it is after the recent Paris attack, that US authorities have become more stringent when it comes to the student community and have narrowed down on all US universities. Many students from the state head to the US for doing MS or MBA courses. In some universities, they are required to attend classes only once a week, others allow students to work for three to four hours from day one (mostly blacklisted ones).

"Most universities allow the students to work legally once they are on a curricular practical training (CPT) or optional practical training (OPT) programmes. And in these cases, they are not deported. Students are being scrutinized heavily now. Authorities are even going back to universities and checking on student attendance, checking with local part time jobs and deporting students now. As there are ample part time jobs, most students take up jobs on landing there. Shocked by the recent deportations, many students have already left jobs," said P. Anil Kumar, Director Youthworld Consulting.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; college; immigration; india; indians
Interesting article ...
1 posted on 01/04/2016 10:57:07 AM PST by 11th_VA
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Taxpayers may have to bail out the universities if all the foreign students get deported (for violating the law).


2 posted on 01/04/2016 11:05:46 AM PST by Cowboy Bob (With Trump & Cruz, America can't lose!)
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They should do same with fake H1B visa.


3 posted on 01/04/2016 11:18:20 AM PST by jennychase
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Making less than minimum wage?


4 posted on 01/04/2016 11:20:12 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
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Taxpayers may have to bail out the universities if all the foreign students get deported (for violating the law).

Just oslama making room for all the muslims and Hispanics he is importing.

5 posted on 01/04/2016 11:20:40 AM PST by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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And they should be fining businesses for hiring these people. They violated the law as well. That might teach them not to do it again.


6 posted on 01/04/2016 11:27:12 AM PST by Twotone (Truth is hate to those who hate truth.)
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HYDERABAD

I've been to Hyderabad many times over the years on business (retired now). The new airport is grand but the city is one stinkin' sh*thole. Middle of the country, it has a 35% Moslem demographic and they are nasty, nasty people. I was there at the Independance Day back in 2007, I think, and the Moslems were setting off bombs all over the place. I was at the Sheraton and one went off so close I could feel the concussion. We heard 8 blasts that morning.

7 posted on 01/04/2016 11:28:39 AM PST by Zuben Elgenubi (NOPe to GOPe)
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Interesting ...


8 posted on 01/04/2016 11:31:05 AM PST by 11th_VA
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Deport the illegal STUDENTS, laying low and WORKING part-time crap wage jobs to survive
BUT...
give freebies to all the illegal, drug addicted, rapist savages that stroll across the border and openly wreck havoc on our citizens.
That there are OBOZO priorities for you.


9 posted on 01/04/2016 11:51:10 AM PST by Macoozie ("Estoy votando por Ted 2016!" bumper stickers available)
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I don’t get it, why give foreign students visas but not allow them to get jobs to help support themselves? Many of these students would bring highly desirable skills and qualifications to the US economy once the graduated... if they aren’t kicked out before being able to do this of course. They probably ought to do more to get rid of the semi-literate multitudes and gang bangers coming over the Mexican border than go after soft targets like these, which I assume are done to make the statistics on dealing with illegal immigration look better.


10 posted on 01/04/2016 11:56:12 AM PST by sinsofsolarempirefan
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