Nicely, that didn’t take lengthy.
President Donald Trump’s hardline negotiating tactics have already yielded fruit for the US — however there’s nonetheless a number of work to be achieved.
One of many huge marketing campaign guarantees that helped propel Trump to his second presidential time period concerned the topic of immigration, specifically of the unlawful selection.
And whereas a lot of the concentrate on such unlawful immigration has been on international locations that instantly encompass the US, there are additionally loads of points from immigration overseas.
One such problematic nation: India, which reportedly has 1000’s of unlawful immigrants within the U.S.
As reported by Bloomberg, at the least 18,000 unlawful immigrants from India are at present in America.
That quantity could quickly dwindle.
The Financial Instances reported that Trump and the Indian authorities are working hand-in-hand to deal with this immigration problem.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi — a professed fan of Trump’s — and his authorities can be aiding his American counterpart.
That being stated, it’s value noting that the Instances defined that India isn’t doing this solely out of a way of magnanimity.
“This cooperation hopes to guard authorized immigration channels for Indian residents coming into the US, notably scholar visas and H-1B visas for expert staff,” the outlet famous.
(For the unfamiliar, H-1B visas have been a very thorny subject for Republicans. The truth is, many suppose that Vivek Ramaswamy’s outspoken help of these visas performed a small function in his departure from the Division of Authorities Effectivity.)
Oh, and the Instances report additionally hammered dwelling another factor: Trump’s artwork of the deal and hard negotiating techniques performed a giant function on this improvement.
“Like a number of different nations, India is working behind the scenes to appease the Trump administration and keep away from the brunt of its commerce threats,” the Instances reported. “The crackdown on unlawful migration has been a signature marketing campaign pledge for Trump.
“Inside hours of his inauguration Monday, the brand new president moved to satisfy that pledge as he pushed to finish birthright citizenship and mobilize troops on the US-Mexico border.”
The report additionally famous that the “two international locations have collectively recognized some 18,000 unlawful Indian migrants within the US to be despatched again dwelling, in accordance with folks conversant in the matter.”
(The Instances admitted that the above determine “could possibly be a lot increased” because it’s “unclear what number of unlawful Indian migrants dwell within the US.”)
The report emphasised that India is anticipating one thing in return: “In return for its cooperation, India hopes that the Trump administration would shield authorized immigration channels utilized by its residents to enter the US, specifically the coed visas and the H-1B program for expert staff.”
The Instances reported that Indian residents made up the overwhelming majority (“nearly three-fourths”) of the 386,000 H-1B visas issued in 2023.
Whereas the deserves of authorized immigration, in addition to H-1B visas, is a for much longer dialogue for a special time, this a lot is simple: Donald Trump is aware of the best way to get outcomes — and shortly.
That’s a far cry from Trump’s doddering predecessor. All Individuals ought to be grateful for that, even when there’s nonetheless lots of work left to do.
This text appeared initially on The Western Journal.
