The issue of immigration has become very important in this election of the United States. In the election campaign, the newly elected Republican US President Trump repeatedly clarified his tough position on immigrants. He has promised to deport illegal immigrants when he comes to power. It would even stop the U.S. citizenship at birth. Therefore, after the victory of Trump, the US immigrants, of whom hundreds of thousands are Indians, are facing uncertainty about their future. Indian media Times of India reported this news.
Trump is known as a strong anti-immigrant. He is going to adopt a strict policy to prevent infiltration and immigration in the country as the president for the second term. As a result of Trump's policy, the children of US immigrants waiting for green cards will not be able to become US citizens by birth in the future.
Trump will sign an executive order on the first day of taking office, according to the Republican candidate's campaign website.
Trump's directive imposes strict conditions for obtaining US citizenship that would exclude illegal immigrants in the first step.
The directive would state that no child would be granted citizenship simply because they were born in the United States. The child will be granted citizenship if either parent is a US citizen.
Or if the parents have green cards or permanent residency, their children will receive US citizenship at a later date.
The Times of India says that immigrants living in America will be in trouble as a result of this new policy. Among them there are several lakhs of Indian immigrants.
According to the 2022 US Census, of the 4.8 million Indians living in America, 1.6 million were born in the United States.
Under Trump's new policy, none of them are eligible for US citizenship.
