United States citizens: Among those who have immigrated to the United States from abroad, Indians are the second most likely to obtain American citizenship. While Mexicans are in first place. Of America's population of more than 333 million, there are 16 million, 38 thousand and 429 Mexicans. While Indians are 22,25,447.
However, the most notable thing is that Indian festivals like Diwali in America are now officially celebrated by the government. The current Vice President of America is also of Indian origin. The Deputy Spokesperson of the US State Department is also of Indian origin.
Indians are the second largest group of foreign nationals to acquire US citizenship in 2022 with 65,960 Indians. After that, among those who obtained US citizenship in the same year or were green card holders (permanent residence), 52,413 Filipinos, 46,913 Cubans, 34,524 citizens of the Dominican Republic obtained US citizenship in 2022. While 33,246 Vietnamese became American citizens. According to data from the Congressional Research Service (CRS), an independent agency, only 27,038 Chinese were granted US citizenship in 2022.
CRS reports 290,000 Indians are eligible for a green card by 2023. It is worth noting that the US State Department also says that Indians have made commendable contributions in many different fields including America's space sector, trade-industry, IT sector. It is natural that under these circumstances America should welcome Indians and celebrate their festivals.