There are loads of people like that. I've witnessed this stuff happening first hand.
As someone who was born and raised in a western country I don't understand why so many south asians are so desperate to come to America/ the UK. They have this weird idea that life here is somehow better and easier.
Whilst there are certain benefits to living in MEDC's most people who migrate from South Asia to the west (currently) will have a more difficult life here. Jobs are difficult to come by, the jobs that are available need a minimum Maths and English GCSE's in the UK, and High School Diploma/GED in the US, which a lot of native people don't even have.
The only jobs that are available to migrants are paid at or below minimum wage which isn't enough to survive on.
Highly qualified migrants are either (1) not allowed to work in the country they migrate to because it's now difficult to get a working visa, or (2) exploited by being forced to work at or below minimum wage illegally or (3) find that their qualifications hold no value in the country they have migrated to and are left stuck.
I guess it's a case of 'the grass is always greener', but seriously there's nothing really special about the US or UK, you can build a better life for yourself in South Asia if you put in as much determination, time, and effort as you would to move abroad.
I actually know a person who paid almost 30K just to move to the UK enrolled in a university and couldn't afford the foreign student fees so was forced to drop out. This person had no job, because they legally were not allowed to work as they didn't have a work visa, and no where to live. They spent all their savings on moving to the UK and in the end were left broke and homeless with no options to proress. It would have been better if they used the 30K to set up a business, or go to a good uni in South Asia.
Edited by Amara_B - 11 years ago