Sputnik – The US president said on Wednesday (1st) that “xenophobia” in China, Japan and India is hurting their growth, and that migration has been good for the US economy.
“One of the reasons our economy is growing is because of you and many others. Why? Because we welcome immigrants,” Biden said at a Washington fundraiser for his re-election campaign in 2024, the start of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the US.
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“Why is China having such bad economic performance, why is Japan having problems, why is Russia, why is India, because they are xenophobic. They don’t want immigrants. Immigrants are what makes us strong” , he concluded.
In response, Russia’s presidential secretary said that “this statement reflects exactly the opposite reality,” and gave a number of examples of US actions.
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“Is it Russia that forces its companies to refuse contracts with anyone? Is it Russia that imposes restrictions, sometimes absolutely brutal, against some companies based solely on nationality criteria? Is it Russia that exerts unscrupulous pressure, illegal pressure on countries third parties to persuade them not to communicate with companies from a certain country? Is it Russia that is persecuting people of a certain nationality, of a certain citizenship throughout the world?”
“No, it’s not Russia that’s doing this, it’s a completely different country,” Dmitry Peskov highlighted.
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In April, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) gave forecasts for the growth of world economies. In 2024, the IMF predicted, Japan would grow by 0.9%, the US by 2.7%, Russia by 3.2%, China by 4.9%, and India by 6.8%.
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