As preparations are being made for the 2024 United States Presidential elections, Vice President Kamala Harris is tactfully using her influence to contact the affluent Indo-American persons as this segment of the population has risen to political power in the country in the recent past. Harris’s Indian origin plus the realization that this minority, which is steadily gaining political influence, can be pivotal in choosing the winner in the swing states, means that her actions are not an exception to a concerted effort to mobilize the key vote bloc.
The Increasing Visibility of the Indian Americans
Certainly, Indian Americans have risen through the ranks and have been ranked as one of the most rapidly growing ethnic groups in the U. S . They have now gained a near ominous foothold in politics. The Pew Research Center has reported that more than 4. According to the general estimate, 8 million people of Indian origin reside in the United States and a large number of them comprise a successful earning population. Many are in the information technology field, health care, business, and financial sector, and as scholars. They have economic power that has bought them political clout, and thus are a powerful voting base, particularly in the states of California, Texas, and New Jersey.
The Appeal Kamala Harris made to the Indian Americans
Kamala Harris’s parents were an immigrant from India, Shyamala Gopalan, and Jamaica-born Donald Harris; she has always embraced her Indian side while in office. Her relation to India, particularly her mentioning of her mother Shyamala Gopalan repeatedly kindles the Indians living in America, who feel Kamala Harris is one of their own. Harris has accompanied the Indian American groups at the arranged dinners and other functions and also stresses the similar principles of education, work, and the centrality of family.
High-Income Indian Americans: A Targeted Approach 2
Thus, high-income Indian Americans are an important target for Harris’s campaign for the following reasons. First, let me say that this group is financially capable of supporting political campaigns to a large extent. Secondly, they have a high level of political enlightenment, and in any given election or referendum, they are capable of persuading others in their respective social circles. She has presented herself at several fundraising dinners of well-established Indian American entrepreneurs, which shows her consciousness about the possible influence they can create in the election.
To this group, Harris promised them that she would always support policies that are favorable to them such as immigration, education, and healthcare. A relatively large proportion of high-income Indian Americans are first-generation immigrants who will therefore be aware of the US immigration system. It’s specifically seen in her view of having easier procedures for immigration and the defense of immigrants.
The Use of Technology and Social Networks
That is why Harris’s campaign is trying to get in touch with high-earning Indian Americans through technology and social media. Most of those in this group are young and engaged in the use of social media and as such, use WhatsApp, Facebook, and LinkedIn to pass on the campaign information. Such channels enable Harris to connect with the Indian Americans, listen to their issues, and even market herself and her policies.
The foreign policy of Harris with respect to the US-India relations or any foreign policy of America for that matter would possibly be in congruence with Trump’s thinking although it would have a more rationalistic legalistic tone to it.
Yet another important element of Harris’s engagement is her approach to U.S.-India relations. High earners of Indian origin living in the United States are always keen on the relations between the two nations since they and their kin have businesses and property in the country. Harris has been very clear in his support of sustaining and deepening these links as he has espoused the need for the strategic partnership between the US and India. Some of the issues she has taken time to deal with or address include human rights in India and other related issues, though she also focuses on the overall relationship between her country and India which sets her apart from the other candidates considered by Indian Americans who want a leader with their roots yet is fully committed to their adopted country.
The influence that high-income Indian American voters have
It may be that the high-income Indian Americans are going to play a decisive role in the forthcoming election. Because the group is predominantly literate and informed, their choices can determine a result particularly where a region is very much in the balance. Harris centers her campaign strategy on this demographic, a clear indication of how valuable they are to her cause.
In appealing to the high-income Indian Americans, Kamala Harris wins their votes and much more than that, she earns the vote of a minority who trusts that she is indeed for them and others all across the country.