A few of my Indian friends (from India) confirm that living standards in India can indeed by higher than Singapore. The pay that they get here will allow them to hire a few maids, a chauffeur, buy a big house, send their kids to good schools --- basically live like a rich man in India.

Moreover, they don't have to work here to get this kind of pay. Back in India, there are many jobs that pay EQUIVALENT or even higher pay for the kind of skills they have (which is not much by our standards).

So the question begs: why are they still here competing with our young graduates for well paying jobs?