Kunal Seghal

Oct 22, 2024 | cnn.com | Rhea Mogul |Kunal Seghal |aishwarya iyer |Ivan Watson

Karnal, India CNN  —  The sun blisters the arid ground in Karnal, a district in India’s northern Haryana state, where empty houses stand testament to an acute problem that’s driving some residents to take unimaginable risks. There are no jobs here, so young educated locals who dream of a better life are paying thousands of dollars to flee the world’s fastest growing major economy for the United States. “It is the donkey way,” said law student Ankit Chaudhary.