Jackolantern
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Why are you responding to this thread from 2002?
Why in the world would someone want to go through the entire immigration process in this country to even think of going back to their home country after getting the green card? I'm still trying to understand this Indian obssession thing about a damn green card, when all they do is criticize every aspect of the american life and dream about going back to India holding a green in their hands and 1, 2 or 3 US Citizen born children like if it was a trophy. People like that should never be granted permanent residence in this country to begin with. Especially if there is no commitment to adapt to a new life, culture and to improve their usually ununderstandable English.
Why are you responding to this thread from 2002?
Those usually start at younger age, as most of us, where they were more productive, find many chances for work and relatively good quality of life but they can not promote themselves and take further forward steps in their carrier and stuck waiting for H visa, labor, GC, PD .....etc. At that time, employers need more young, cheaper labor, active generations to do the same work and the chances become less to nil to older folks. At that time, instead of appreciating that they exposed to advanced knowledge, made some money, acquired more language skills, lived better life style ….etc, they are obligated to leave and start to blame the system, immigration ........etc.
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Interesting post, thanks. What do you mean by peer pressure in India?
Those usually start at younger age, as most of us, where they were more productive, find many chances for work and relatively good quality of life but they can not promote themselves and take further forward steps in their carrier and stuck waiting for H visa, labor, GC, PD .....etc.
Supply and demand. So many people in the US have a PhD that it has been devalued as a result. Go abroad where PhDs are not so common, and the opportunities are often more numerous and lucrative.I think that has a lot more to do with how a PhD is valued. I've found that a degree has a much higher stand-alone value outside the US than within.
mmed: you are on to something. With higher education, one can go farther in a developing country than a developed one. Many with higher education (PhD) got stuck at the glass ceiling in the USA, even for native born Americans. The competition here in the US is fierce.
With a PhD in the USA, you are overqualified for most positions. Even if you are working in a company or lab, chances of promotion/raises are often limited and slow.
If you go back to India, with a PhD in hand, one can open some many doors. I have a friend from India who just returned after almost a decade of being an eternal postdoc with little pay.