Why Indians (including ME) 🇮🇳 move to USA 🇺🇸?

The speaker begins by questioning whether moving abroad should be considered an achievement or betrayal, sharing her personal perspective as someone who left her 26-year life in India to start from zero in the US. She argues that leaving everything behind to start fresh abroad is more of a setback than an achievement. The video identifies three main categories of Indian immigrants to the US. First are highly talented individuals, particularly IIT graduates - with 7 out of top 10 JEE rankers moving abroad, 50% of top 100, and 25% of top 1000. These brilliant minds, who form the foundation of AI and tech development in companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, are motivated purely by opportunities, money, and lifestyle rather than politics or social issues. The speaker argues that if India provided similar opportunities, none would leave their families. The second category comprises middle-class and lower-middle-class families dealing with daily issues like poor roads, pollution, and safety concerns. These ordinary people want change but don't know how to bring it about - they can't fix traffic, build roads, or solve air pollution individually. Even civil services don't provide real power, which lies with governance layers requiring heavy connections. The third category includes lower-class people who use unofficial routes (donkey routes) paying around 50 lakhs to reach the US, where they work menial jobs like construction, Uber driving, or delivery services. The dollar earnings significantly improve their families' lives back home due to currency exchange rates. The speaker concludes that this represents complete government failure rather than betrayal by citizens, as the country hasn't provided adequate jobs and opportunities, forcing people to live as second-class citizens abroad.