Ivy is safer.

An Indian origin techie based in San Francisco wrote that "someone she personally knows had taken a Rs 5 million loan to pursue higher education in the United States. After completing his degree, he reportedly failed to secure a single job offer. Forced to return to Mumbai, he is now earning just Rs 20,000 a month at an Indian start-up, while his retired father pays Rs 75,000 monthly EMI from his pension." ET. The man paid for education, which he received. Was he promised a job by the US government when he applied? In February, "A US military aircraft carrying 104 deported Indians landed at Amritsar's Shri Guru Ramdas Ji International Airport," carrying, "deportees, mostly from Punjab, had spent Rs 3 and Rs 5 million to reach the US through illegal routes." MC. After being deported from Ireland in 2018, a couple in Gujarat was arrested at Ahmedabad Airport, carrying false passports provided by a people smuggler who promised illegal entry into the US for Rs 10 million. The woman resigned her job as a primary teacher in a government school. ET. In May, a family of four from Gujarat paid Rs 26 million, at Rs 6.5 million per person, to be smuggled by boat into the US. The boat overturned, the children drowned and both parents were in hospital. India Today. The fact that this man was not offered any job in the US and is earning a meager Rs 20,000 in Mumbai may be because he chose to pursue an unwanted degree in a minor college as a safe Dunki route  (TNIE) into the US. At least the US degree got him a job in a start-up. In September last year, 39,990 graduates and 6,112 postgraduates applied for jobs as sweepers in Haryana government offices. TOI. "As of 2022, an estimated 725,000 undocumented Indian immigrants were in the US, making them the third largest group after those from Mexico and El Salvador." BBC. It is understandable why the US wants to get rid of them. Harjinder Singh, who entered the US illegally, killed three people with his truck while executing an illegal u-turn in Florida.  TOI. "Driving while intoxicated (DUI) may become a deportable offense for Green Card and visa holders, even if they have prior convictions, states a new proposed bill in the US. HT. "The majority of overseas students studying in the US are Indians," and "the largest group of people who receive Green Cards each year are India-born individuals." HT. No country wants to lose control over its borders. It has serious security implications. One Sunali Khatun was "pushed into Bangladesh by police in India who labeled her an illegal immigrant, police in Bangladesh have now done the same thing to her - called her an illegal immigrant and jailed her. She is eight months pregnant." Sweety Bibi and her sons Qurban Sheikh (16) and Dewan (6) have also been expelled. TOI. College education is also expensive for Americans and many struggle to pay off their student loans. TOI. Perhaps Indians should aim only for the top universities, so-called Ivy League colleges (Ivy Central). Even if they don't get a desirable job in the US they will surely find opportunities elsewhere. Using education as Dunki route faces the same financial risk. A gamble.