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 lot of work to be finished.
One of many massive marketing campaign guarantees that helped propel Trump to his second presidential time period concerned the topic of immigration, particularly of the unlawful selection.
And whereas a lot of the deal with such unlawful immigration has been on nations that instantly encompass the US, there are additionally loads of points from immigration overseas.
One such problematic nation: India, which reportedly has hundreds of unlawful immigrants within the U.S.
As reported by Bloomberg, no less than 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 challenge.
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 will not be doing this solely out of a way of magnanimity.
“This cooperation hopes to guard authorized immigration channels for Indian residents getting into the US, significantly scholar visas and H-1B visas for expert staff,” the outlet famous.
(For the unfamiliar, H-1B visas have been a very thorny matter for Republicans. In reality, many suppose that Vivek Ramaswamy’s outspoken assist of these visas performed a small position in his departure from the Division of Authorities Effectivity.)
Oh, and the Instances report additionally hammered house another factor: Trump’s artwork of the deal and hard negotiating techniques performed an enormous position on this growth.
“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 meet that pledge as he pushed to finish birthright citizenship and mobilize troops on the US-Mexico border.”
The report additionally famous that the “two nations have collectively recognized some 18,000 unlawful Indian migrants within the US to be despatched again house, in response to folks accustomed to the matter.”
(The Instances admitted that the above determine “might be a lot greater” because it’s “unclear what number of unlawful Indian migrants reside 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, particularly the scholar visas and the H-1B program for expert staff.”
The Instances reported that Indian residents made up the overwhelming majority (“virtually 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 way to get outcomes — and rapidly.
That’s a far cry from Trump’s doddering predecessor. All People ought to be pleased about that, even when there’s nonetheless quite a lot of work left to do.
This text appeared initially on The Western Journal.
