Moving to USA is a lost thing now!

Previously, going to the USA was primarily for money.... Now, it's more to do with better quality of life ....

I was thinking of studying in Australia but many people have told me that with all the recession going on the US is still better for IT than Australia. Australia is a safe bet in terms of visas but people have been telling me there is racism and securing a job is not easy there. The US is also the same right now in terms of the visa and job market. Really confused about what to do.

I personally feel that it is a lost cause not now but for a few years. Anyone who moved to the US in 90s or early 2000s probably made the right choice and would have definitely made it big, but people who are moving to US now they're not going to make it big except for a minimal 5-10 percent of them. My reasons:

1. Increasing hatred towards south Asians especially towards Indians now.
2. Daily incidents of shootings
3. First ones to get kicked out during recession
4. No matter what you do, you will never be enough for them to be treated equally. Take an example of Vivek Ramaswamy who was initially running for President despite people acknowledging his potential, they wouldn't vote for him to be a president.
5. Healthcare is extremely costly and wait times are high too

And rest of the conveniences available in India that someone highlighted above makes it easier for me to make a decision not to go to US. Had an opportunity from Goldman Sachs in 2019 and didn't opt for it primarily because of these reasons and I have zero regrets.

Money user to be the biggest factor earlier but people are making crores in India, and I agree not everyone is making crores but people are and I would assume anyone working hard to move to US puts in the same level of effort in acquiring skills can make it big in India.

issues that I have with India:

1. Pollution
2. Civic sense
3. People treating humans like shit
4. Corrupt system

Except for pollution 2,3 and 4 are quite prevalent in US too. If 1-4 points eally matter to someone then they should instead opt for nordic countries. But that's just me, everyone has different expectations from life.

I have been hearing about the end of It as a career at every recession.

Biggest adv of US, it's english speaking, merit valuing market. No country has the life and opportunities that they can offer. Even without that, I would say, it's better being a blue collar worker there than living as a SDE in India especially for the GC person. I really feel sorry for them.

Nobody wants to go abroad to study, they just go there to study so they can work there and earn better

I would rather move to UAE or Singapore.

US is great in the early stages of your career as you can earn way better than your Indian counterparts. The more late you enter US markets, the more you see parity in income.

Thank you everyone for voting and sharing your views in comments.

Clearly we would like to go to USA due to all sorts of problems in India, but it seems that place is right, but unfortunately time is not with us. Even Indians staying in USA are worrying due to H1B visa revocation, F1 denial, endless waiting for GC and even no guarantee of permanent staying unless citizenship is acquired.

Lucky were those who went to US in the 1st wave of 1970s and 80s who all have become citizens in few years.

The 2nd wave was the IT wave from early 1990s until 2007 before the recession hit. Most 2nd wave immigrants somehow managed to get GC atleast due to less applicants.

The 3rd wave lasted between 2008 to 2016 which were the MS in US pursuers.They took advantage of weaker $$ and FAANG boom. But unfortunately they are the ones stuck in GC long wait or even lost jobs in recession in last few years. Finally those who went after 2017 for either study or work are the most unfortunate to not only face MAGA racism but also covid, Trump and what not. Not sure what future hold for them and for us who are dreaming to be in US someday in life. Let’s keep the conversation going and hope some of us will land in US someday for sure. Thank you!

I feel its due to this environment of recession, once things clear up, people will start running back.

Chaprasi has a better life in us than India.