columnsUpdated: Nov 06, 2020, 22:08 ISTA record 160 million Americans are estimated to have voted by close of polling on November 3. In other words, if Americans have spoken, that barely audible whisper you nearly missed could be the Indian-Americans, at 1.2% of the turnout. An American constituency has been born, a little unsteady on its feet and wobbly, but an unmistakably political being. “We have arrived,” proclaimed a string of Indian Americans in news profiles of the community’s sudden shot into prominence politically. One showed a significant shift towards Trump, from 16% support in 2016 to 28% in 2020.

Source: Hindustan Times November 06, 2020 14:19 UTC