Presidential elections are to be held in America in November this year. Due to which both the candidates have their eyes on bringing the country’s section with them and justifying their policies. Speaking at a Washington fundraising event, Biden made a big statement and said that immigrants are a major contribution to America’s progress and economic development. He also attributed the problems faced in the development of India, China, Japan and Russia to the hatred of immigrants (Xenophobia) in these countries.
Biden made this statement at the beginning of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Month. Biden was addressing a fund-raising event for his election campaign in which he said, “Why is China stuck so badly economically, why is Japan in trouble, why is Russia, why is India, because They are ‘xenophobic’. They don’t want immigrants. “Immigrants make us stronger.”
There was opposition to the statement
Republican presidential candidate Biden faces former President Donald Trump. Trump has presented himself to the American people as ‘anti-immigrant’. Trump has promised to curb immigration and enact laws against it after returning to power. There has been a lot of opposition to this statement of Biden among anti-immigrant people. These people believe that the reason for unrest in America is people coming from outside.
White House in defense of Biden
After the matter gained momentum, the White House has also issued a statement on this. The White House, the official residence and office of the US President, has defended Joe Biden’s statement regarding Russia, China, India and Japan being xenophobic. The White House says that America is a country of immigrants and no other country welcomes immigrants the way America does.
When White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about Biden’s comments, she said, “Biden commented on a broader point about how important it is to have immigrants in the country and how they are affecting our country.” Becomes stronger. He was talking about this.
