Jewish vote was divided, and so was the Indian vote. Who cares about Muslim vote. It doesn't change a thing in the big picture. At least not yet.
Wrong on both counts. Jewish mostly **voted Republican and Indian Americans **mostly voted Democrat.
Prez Obama is operating on two levels when it comes to India.
Level-1. American protectionism especially for the white collar middle class jobs.
But a much bigger driver for Obama's thought process can easily be found when you talk to American middle class Blacks.
Level-2. American blacks detest in absolute sense, the concept of "immigrants and foreigners" coming in and taking over good jobs that would have gone to the blacks. The situation becomes even more fiery when the same "foreigners" are perceived to be taking jobs OUT of America.
I agree with the first point. White collar middle class is concerned about immigrant influx.
However, immigrants (or others) do not play in the same field as blacks. Immigrants are highly educated and work in specialized fields. Blacks are mostly blue collared.