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Indians go to dangerous places because there aren’t enough opportunities at home. 3 Indians killed by a US Navy missile strike on a commercial vessel with a flag of convenience. Hundreds of Indian sailors are stranded on ships west of the Hormuz right now. Indians are the most abandoned seafarers in the world — sailors stranded on ships whose owners simply walked away, without food, power, or pay. Over 3 lakh Indian seafarers work for all kinds of owners including shady ones. Indians keep getting trapped in conflict zones. Kuwait 1990. Lebanon 2006. Libya 2011. Yemen 2015. Afghanistan 2021. Ukraine 2022. Sudan 2023. 1 crore Indians in the Gulf at risk from Iranian missiles, falling debris. There has been Indian fatalities. Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos — lured with fake IT jobs, passports seized, forced into crypto and other scams. In Russia — 217 Indians recruited as “support workers,” sent to the Ukraine frontline. 49 confirmed dead. Tens of thousands more are out there in dangerous conditions across the world, simply because there aren’t enough opportunities at home. This is the cost of our policies over the decades.

The US college underemployment rate is at crisis levels: The underemployment rate for recent college graduates is up to 42.5%, the highest since the 2020 pandemic peak. This means nearly half of all recent graduates are working jobs that do not require a college degree. The rate also matches the levels seen during the 2008 Financial Crisis. Furthermore, 52.0% of all college graduates are underemployed upon initial entry into the labor market. Even 10 years after graduation, 45.0% of college graduates remain underemployed. Criminal justice majors have the highest underemployment rate at 67.2%, followed by performing arts at 62.3%, medical technicians at 57.9%, liberal arts at 56.5%, and anthropology at 55.9%. Americans are paying more than ever for a degree that no longer guarantees the career it promises.