Biden slams India’s ‘xenophobic’ policies, blames them for economic slowdown
Washington: US President Joe Biden has said that “xenophobia” from India, China and Japan was hobbling their growth, as he argued that migration has been good for the US economy.
“One of the reasons why our economy’s growing is because of you and many others. Why? Because we welcome immigrants,” Biden said at a Washington fundraising event for his 2024 re-election campaign and marking the start of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
“Why is China stalling so badly economically, why is Japan having trouble, why is Russia, why is India, because they’re xenophobic. They don’t want immigrants. Immigrants are what makes us strong.”
They forecast that the United States would grow at 2.7pc, slightly brisker than its 2.5pc rate last year.
