WASHINGTON, U.S.A., October 10, 2006: In the past five years immigrants from India have settled in the Washington metropolitan area increasing their population from 70,000 to 107,000. These statistics are from a media report published by the Washington Post. The report further added, “Foreign-born Indians now rival Koreans as the area’s second most populous group. That growth naturally has smoothed the cultural transition for Indians; some joke that there are more Indian cultural events in the Washington suburbs than in Mumbai.” Quoting Indian-Americans in the area the Post report explained, “And as India sprouts Western-style shopping malls and gleaming outposts of US companies, a small but growing number of Indians -particularly affluent male technology workers and retiring baby boomers – are leading dual lives in the countries.” The Post also said that this most recent growth is the result of skilled workers, foreign students and family members, including many parents of immigrant professionals. “In the 1960’s and 1970’s the first wave of Indian immigrants came to the U.S. with stellar academic credentials. Those who stayed in America later brought their relatives in the 1980’s leading to the second wave of immigration. This was followed by a third wave in 1990’s when the American technology industry surged. The Washington region census figures showed 72% Indians had a bachelor’s degree or higher, and their median household income was more than $75,000,” the Post report expounded.
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