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Ritika Mainali (name changed) rushed to work after finishing college last week and returned to her apartment disappointed. When she was told that she was fired by the manager, she was not only disappointed but also stressed.
It's time to pay college fees, now I'm jobless. You can't send me money from Nepal, what should I do now,' she said with tears in her eyes. Ritika, who is studying nursing at Texas Community College, used to work at a Seven Eleven gas station in Irving, Texas, USA.
Working 45 hours a week, she was providing accommodation, meals and snacks, and paying college fees for Janet . On top of that, she was planning to pay off the loan taken when she came to America.''The income from work was fine, the debt imposed on parents was thought to be gradually paid off, now even food has become scarce,'' she said sadly, 'Not only me, but all my friends are in the same situation.'
Ritika is just an example, like her, thousands of Nepali students are now unemployed in America. Vimala Pandey (name changed), a postgraduate student at New York University, has the same complaint. She was also fired this week, who was working in a restaurant. He says that he is consulting with friends to see if he can get a job after leaving New York.
'New York is an expensive city, how can I survive here without a job?' She says, 'After being fired from a restaurant, they say I can't work in other stores with Ricks, I am thinking of leaving this city.' But looking at the current situation, it seems that we students do not get jobs anywhere.'
Studying information technology, she lives in a one-bedroom apartment with five friends. She said that not only her, but all her friends who live together are wandering in search of work. Vimala says that all her friends in other states are being asked everyday and some of them have been fired and others have left because of the fear of being arrested.
The situation of Nepali students studying in California is also the same. Vikas Pariyar (name changed), who is working full-time at an Exxon gas station, said that he is looking for his relatives. "I haven't been fired yet, but I have been told to quit anytime," he says, "that's why I'm thinking of going to where my relatives are."
Rupesh Sapkota (name changed) has not found a job since he came to a college in Euless, Texas for his studies. Rupesh from Hetaunda came to Euless to study cyber security while transferring college in search of work. Even after coming from Nepal for four months, he seems sad because he has not found a job. I came to America seeing a good future, it would be good if I could complete my studies. I need money to study, I have to work for money, I haven't got a job, how can I study now,' he says . He is saddened that he will have a lot of trouble getting a job and knowing that his friends who are working are being fired.
therefore becoming unemployed
With the implementation of President Donald Trump's plan to expel illegal immigrants, it has had a direct impact on Nepalese students. While searching for illegal immigrants, the police are raiding thousands of business firms daily.
At the same time, the police are warning, arresting and expelling some of those who are found working in commercial firms except those who are living legally and have a work permit. Nepali students are affected by this. Police can arrest them if they are found working.
Arjun Banjade, president of the National Coordination Council of Non-Resident Nepali Association (ARNA) America, says that there is no provision for foreign students to work in the US except for indoor colleges. He said that not only illegal immigrants, but anyone who is doing illegal work is being arrested and expelled by the police and Nepali students are also at risk.
'I myself teach college in Maryland, I know the situation of students . Now students are in trouble . They are not only jobless, they are also unable to complete their studies," he told Kantipur. "Foreign students cannot work here outside the college. Nepalese students working with work permits are very few. As it is very difficult for students to get a work permit, they have been working with mutual understanding.
How many Nepali students are there in America?
According to the data of ARNA America, there are currently about 50,000 Nepali students in America. ARNA National Coordinating Council of America President Banjadele said that the number of Nepali students in America has been increasing in the last 3 years.
He claims that the number of Nepali students in one college is more than 1000. According to him, there are more Nepali students in New York, Texas, California, Virginia, Florida, Oklahoma, Ohio, North Carolina, Colorado, Washington, Maryland, Massachusetts.
There is a provision for foreign students to do indoor college work in America. As there is often a limited number of 'indoor college jobs' available at large universities, there is no alternative for students studying at community colleges to find work in business firms .
University can do indoor college work only after taking a 'social security number' (social security registration) and staying within the scope of taxes. Under this, the college administration can allow up to 20 hours a week to manage the library, resident hall, conference hall, kitchen. On the one hand, since the number is limited and there is not much time, most of the students look for jobs outside the college. which is illegal in the US .
