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Again, I am not talking about absolute numbers, I am talking highly skilled individuals. You will find no more than 1L/year truly skilled people from India who can find a place abroad. And now these 1L people will have to provide extra justification because of the previous unchecked immigration. But soon enough, you will see the demand of real skill like AI, Healthcare, Electrical Engineering will pick up again.

Far lesser than 1% will "qualify". So here's the thing, skilled white collar migration takes the first hit when boat-migration creates problems. Those Syrian, north African and Afghanis who are wrecking havoc in the Europe would cost a moderate indian guy who wants to earn a living or do a higher study. As soon as Trump came in the whole debate started shifting to H1Bs, afterall even "those Indians also taking the American jobs". Canadian point based immigration program has flopped completely. When that flops then you need to assume absolutely everything will not work.

We have the world largest diaspora which is probably around 25-35 million by now. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_diaspora https://www.statista.com/chart/30803/top-countries-of-origin-for-international-migrants/

Bro, you are very mistaken. It's not 1%, it is more like 0.01% when it comes to actual skilled population. Countries kept it unchecked for the longest time, now they will correct it with extra scrutiny.

Immigration has been a touchy topic and any potential immigrant needs to weigh the pros and cons. In my opinion, countries like US and Germany are doing what's best for their country. I expect EU and UK to follow suit. You cannot harbor unchecked entry. The main issue is that majority of the people from our part of the world, go to other countries and try to overthrow their culture. Not even talking about the lack of civic sense. And I am not saying that other countries have not been in a free fall but now they are trying to correct it, same way our Govt. has been trying to do (not saying I agree with the steps). Few of my friends on F1 and H1B visas have been very anxious and scared. The truth is, no matter what happens, you will be the safest in your own country when it comes to discrimination etc. But that being said, if you are an educated person who wants to build and earn while being respectful, you won't be subjected to the kind of behavior which the news is peddling. Given the fact that you are actually skilled and valuable, the days of turning from blue to white collar in the West are gone. You need to earn your place and hence the decision to do so will be a personal one.