Why Indians May Lose Minority Jobs And Contracts If Trump Wins
July 19, 2024
In June, United States Senator JD Vance, along with fellow Republican lawmakers, introduced a bill to eliminate all federal diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) “programs and funding for federal agencies, contractors which receive federal funding, organizations which receive federal grants, and educational accreditation agencies.”
Earlier in May, Vance, along with two fellow Republican Senators, wrote a letter to officials at the Department of Justice (DOJ) criticizing President Joe Biden’s Administration for “not faithfully carrying out its legal duties to protect American workers from employment practices that privilege asylum seekers, parolees, and other aliens over American citizens.”
This week, prospects improved sharply for the DEI and employment policy changes sought by Vance, which apparently also reflect Trump’s views, after Trump,78, chose Vance, 39, as his vice-presidential running mate.
If Trump is re-elected President in November, his administration will likely end DEI – also known as minority - jobs and contracts in the government, pressure private employers and educational institutions to end their DEI programs and seek to restrict employment of non-U.S. citizens. This may lead to loss of jobs for Indian Americans and Indians on working visas in the U.S., as well as loss of business income of Indian Americans, who benefit from minority programs.
In June 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that admissions based on race at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina are unconstitutional.
This decision was welcomed by some Indian Americans. They find the minority quotas in college admissions “hypocritical in a country which values meritocracy above all else,” according to TheQUINT. Also, some of them believe that Indian Americans have achieved a “breathtaking amount” in the U.S. in a couple of generations, while “No ethnic or racial favors have come their way from schools, colleges or government.”
Yes, the managerial, technical, professional, business, and other accomplishments of Indians in the U.S. are remarkable. Most of them - or their parents for those born in the U.S. - are immigrants who were among the top 1% of India’s educated talent.
More important, it needs to be acknowledged that, for nearly 50 years, some Indians have ignored meritocracy to secure jobs and business contracts originally set aside for economically and socially disadvantaged minorities.
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