The CPI (ML)Liberation MP Raja Ram Singh has sought the centre intervention to safeguard the interest of Indians and the US and urged the government to clarify its stance on the deportation of suspected illegal immigration.
In a letter CP (ML) (Communist Party of India Marxist Leninist) MP wrote a letter to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, in which he stated that the Indian's government's assurance to the US to take back 18,000 immigrants labelled as "illegal" sets a dangerous precedent.
This development is ironic, given the historical and economic context of immigration in the US. India professionals and workers have been instrumental in driving innovation, growth, and profitability for US corporation, particularly n sectors such as IT, healthcare, and engineering. It is ironic that US companies and the economy have thrived and made profits on the back of immigration,” Singh said in the letter dated February 4.
“Since the time Donald Trump, the current President of the US, took office, a spectre of xenophobic hate against immigrants has been visible. His election speeches and promises to the American public were filled with anti-immigrant sentiment, especially on issues like the H-1B visa, which affects Indians,” he said.
Singh’s appeal comes amid the Trump administration's massive crackdown on illegal immigrants, and Indian immigrants are not spared from facing the brunt. Yesterday, a US military aircraft carrying 104 illegal Indian immigrants — the first batch to be deported from the country — landed at Amritsar airport.
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