NIDHI RAZDAN: Why Indian-origin politicians crack the whip on immigration

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00:00Why is it that Indian origin politicians in the West often end up taking more extreme

00:10positions on issues like human rights and immigration?

00:15That's a question that many of us are asking as we look at the political trajectories of

00:19people like the British Home Secretary, Swela Brahman.

00:22She's of Indian origin, but she has a lot to say on immigration, migration, human rights,

00:27human rights.

00:28She has used some very strong language in a recent speech to the Conservative Party

00:32Conference, a speech that drew some very sharp reactions even within her own party.

00:36Many felt that it just went too far, the language was very strong.

00:40She's been described by many media commentators in the UK as one of the most toxic politicians

00:45that the UK has seen in recent times.

00:47And then you have people like Vivek Ramaswamy across the pond in the United States.

00:52He's one of the Republican presidential contenders, also of Indian origin, and also someone who's

00:57taken a very hardline position on things like immigration, on migration, and even

01:02on H1B visas.

01:04In this week's column, we look at this phenomenon and why exactly this could be happening.

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