America First

24 Oct

White House reaffirms ‘America First’ stance amid H-1B visa overhaul

Washington, Oct 24 (IANS) The White House has reiterated that President Donald Trump's priority in reforming the H‑1B visa programme is to put "American workers first" and vowed to fight lawsuits filed against the administration's crackdown. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, "The President's main priority has always been to put American workers first. The administration will fight these lawsuits in court. We know for far too long, the H-1B visa system has been spammed with fraud, and that's driven down American wages. So, the President wants to refine this system, which is part of the reason he implemented…

06 Sep

Trump doubles down on ‘America First’ agenda of high tariffs, onshoring that could impact India

New York, Sept 6 (IANS) Doubling down on the 'America First' agenda of his first term, former US President Donald Trump threatened if he is elected again to enforce a policy of high tariffs and bringing back manufacturing that could impact India. In particular, it would strike at collaborative defence manufacturing that is beginning to take off in India. "We want an industrial base that can take care of our defence needs 100 per cent" to safeguard national security, he said on Thursday at the Economic Club of New York before an audience of business leaders. "You can call it…