The right wing Republican magazine 'National Review' praises Indian Americans as 'superachievers' who are reportedly switching from the Democratic to the Republican party in increasing numbers.
"They may be the most prosperous ethnic group in America. By any measure, they are among the most successful. And they are waking up to politics, which portends big things ahead. Republicans, in particular, have reason to be excited," review writer Jay Nordingler says.
An Indian-American moment may be coming. This community we're talking South Asia, not 'Native American' numbers about two million, and they are the fastest-growing such community in the nation. Their median income is $60,000 (as against the general American one, about USD 39,000), the magazine says.
"They boast something like 200,000 millionaires. They are extraordinarily educated, leaders in many professions. They include about 40,000 doctors, a staggering figure to which you can add about 12,000 medical students and interns."
Famous small-business owners, Indian Americans preside over nearly 40 percent of hotels in the US. In short, this is a group of American superachievers. And Republicans think and hope that this group is ripe for their party, it says.
The thinking goes like this: "Indian Americans are entrepreneurial, hard-working, striving, traditionalist, family-oriented, religious, assimilationist and patriotic. What could be better?"
And what are their issues? Tax reform and regulation, particularly as they affect small businesses; free trade, which includes a robust defence of outsourcing..., the magazine says.
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