Latest available data suggests that somewhere around 2, 40,000 migrants from India are among 11.5 million overseas people staying in an unauthorized manner in the United States, minus appropriate immigration papers. The said report adds that the arrival of such people from Indian has actually headed north by 100%, between 2000 and 2011, even as during the same duration the total number of unauthorized migrants has swelled from 8.46 million and become 11.51 million.

With 2, 40,000 unlawful immigrants present on the American soils, India is placed at the seventh spot even as Mexico, with 6.8 million such migrants, heads the list. Although the neighboring China occupies the fifth position in the list — with 280,000 illegal immigrants — it sits right at the summit when it comes to the nations of Asia. Philippines, with 270,000 illegal immigrants, trail China at the sixth position.

With 230,000 illegal immigrants from Korea, 210,000 from Ecuador and 170,000 from Vietnam, India is trailed by these nations. Mexico continues to be the biggest source country of illegal migration with as many as 6.8 million unauthorized immigrants being present in the US from this nation during the year of 2011, representing 59% of the illegal populace.

With 2.8 million people, the US state of California continues to be the topmost region of residence for the unlawful immigrants during the same period. The 10 top US states represents 73% of the unlawful populace during 2011 even as during the same year 59% of the illegal migrants happen to be between 25 and 44 years with 53% of such migrants being men.