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'I am scared': How the US has become a problem for Indians in Trump's era

Hate crimes,violent attacks, rising xenophobia mar the Indian experience in the US

Kansas Shooting, Sunayana Dumala, Srinivas Kuchibhotla,
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Sunayana Dumala, left, talks about her late husband, Srinivas Kuchibhotla, during a news conference at Garmin Headquarters in Olathe, Kansas

Vishal Manve & Ieshan Wani | Global Voices
Equality and the American dream seem to be increasingly out of reach for many Indians in the U.S., since President Donald Trump took office. The past several months have worried many people across the world, and Indians were especially alarmed to learn about the apparently racially motivated murder of Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla. Meanwhile, the White House continues to push a controversial “Muslim ban,” battling the U.S. court system.

As a result, more and more people in India have reportedly begun advising their friends and relatives against visiting the United States, whether for work or study.

Kuchibhotla was shot to