President Donald Trump’s flurry of executive orders over his first 10 days includes actions that will impact many South Asian Americans, including trying to eliminate birthright citizenship, shaking up the H-1B visa program, and ramping up deportations (Indians are among the largest undocumented populations in the United States). In December, an AAPI Data/AP-NORC survey questioned a representative sample of 1,045 Asian Americans about what they anticipated with a second Trump administration. Some interesting findings, including: * More trust local and state governments than the federal government. * More are “fearful” and “angry” than “satisfied” and “excited” about Trump’s second term. * Immigration was the top issue of concern. * Overall, more Asian Americans polled favor Trump these days than previously (37% in this 2024 poll vs. 27% in 2023) — but the majority still doesn’t like him. It’s still the early days of the Trump 2.0 administration, but as commentator Ezra Klein recently pointed out, Joe Biden’s final actions as president and Trump’s unilateral behavior have both redefined rules and expectations of presidential power in the U.S. Read the opinion piece by Vignesh Ramachandran here - https://indiacurrents.com/trump-2-0s-impact-on-desis/