The Indian-American Love Affair With Trump Is Falling Apart

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Trump once promised Indian Americans prosperity and belonging. Immigration restrictions, rising costs and racial hostility have shattered those expectations.

In the autumn of 2024, a large constituency of Indian Americans were willing to support Donald Trump. Among them were doctors, software engineers, entrepreneurs, and professionals who chased the American dream with an Indian accent.

Some were willing to look past his bluster, his hostility towards immigrants, and his crude manner. Others admired his muscular nationalism, liked his tax policies, and his apparent ‘friendship’ with Narendra Modi. Younger men found his defiance exhilarating, and older immigrants believed a Republican administration might finally reward those who had played by the rules, worked hard, and made themselves indispensable.



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