'Hope immigrant in India benefits society and economy', A few hours after the editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed News, Ben Smith, posted a tweet citing him on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Microsoft's global CEO Satya Nadella released a more detailed statement on the matter.
"Each country will and should identify its boundaries, maintain national security and, appropriately, establish immigration policy. And in democracy, this is something that will be discussed so determined by the citizens and their legislatures within those parameters.
I am shaped by my Indian heritage, growing up in a multicultural India and my experience as an immigrant in the USA. My hope is for an India where an immigrant can aspire to found a successful start-up or lead a multinational corporation that benefits Indian society and the economy as a whole, "Nadella said in her statement.
Commenting on the critical need to safeguard national security, Nadella said that each country is expected to identify boundaries and lay down an immigration policy when necessary.
He also said that being shaped by an Indian heritage and taking into account his experience of immigrants in the United States, he hopes to see an India where immigrants can strive for ambitious efforts to benefit "Indian society and the economy as a whole."
"I think what's going on is unfortunate ... it's just terrible .... I'd love to see a Bangladeshi refugee come to India and making the next unicorn in India, or becoming Infosys ' next CEO," Nadella told editors at a Microsoft gathering, Buzzfeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith stated.
Historian Ramchandra Guha, who has criticized the new law on citizenship, supported the remarks made by Nadella.
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Parliament passed the Citizenship Amendment Act on 11th December. According to the law, representatives of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian groups who migrated from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan before December 31, 2014 will not be considered as illegal immigrants due to religious discrimination but granted Indian citizenship.
Protests have erupted across the country against the CAA, with those who oppose the law claiming it discriminates on the basis of religion and violates the Constitution. They also claim that the CAA is intended to target the Muslim community in India along with the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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