An estimated 240,000 Indian immigrants are among 11.5 million foreigners living illegally in the United States without proper immigration documents, making it the seventh largest contributor to clandestine border crossings. China is placed fifth in the list, but tops among the Asian countries with 280,000 illegal immigrants, followed by Philippines (270,000) which is ranked overall sixth.
The latest report by the US Department of Homeland Security, said that the total number of illegal foreign immigrants increased from 8.46 million to 11.51 million. The listed is headed by Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemela and Honduras.