{"id":41384,"date":"2024-05-02T20:05:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T20:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/02\/biden-calls-japan-and-india-xenophobic-in-defending-u-s-immigration\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T20:05:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T20:05:51","slug":"biden-calls-japan-and-india-xenophobic-in-defending-u-s-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/02\/biden-calls-japan-and-india-xenophobic-in-defending-u-s-immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Calls Japan and India \u2018Xenophobic\u2019 in Defending U.S. Immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For months, President Biden has been under pressure to prove he can be tough at the border. But at a campaign reception on Wednesday night, he also tried to voice his commitment to America\u2019s long history of immigration.<\/p>\n

He did so by taking a swipe at two of America\u2019s partners, saying that Japan and India are struggling economically \u201cbecause they\u2019re xenophobic.\u201d He said the two democratic countries, along with China and Russia, \u201cdon\u2019t want immigrants.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cImmigrants are what makes us strong,\u201d the president told the crowd of supporters. \u201cNot a joke. That\u2019s not hyperbole, because we have an influx of workers who want to be here and want to contribute.\u201d<\/p>\n

The comments have the potential to be a diplomatic irritant for the administration, which has spent years courting the governments of both Japan and India as part of the president\u2019s strategy to counter Chinese aggression in the region. Japan<\/a> and India<\/a> are two of the five allies Mr. Biden has hosted with state dinners at the White House since taking office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n