Pratham Kumar's paper argues that the Indian caste system has shaped migration patterns to the United States across four major waves, with upper-caste Indians historically dominating these movements due to systemic advantages in education and economic resources. The first wave brought agricultural laborers, likely from landowning castes, while the 1965 Immigration Act and 1990s tech boom facilitated migration of highly educated professionals from elite institutions largely inaccessible to lower castes. Kumar notes that only 4% of Dalits completed higher education between 1983 and 2000, effectively excluding them from skilled worker visa programs like H-1B. A recent fourth wave consists of asylum seekers potentially fleeing caste-based violence in India, representing a demographic shift from professional migration. The paper demonstrates that caste discrimination persists within the American diaspora, citing a 2021 lawsuit revealing Dalit laborers trafficked to build a New Jersey temple under exploitative conditions. Kumar concludes that policymakers and community leaders must recognize caste as a transnational issue requiring protective measures for vulnerable groups.