immigration crackdown has hurt Sikhs and California's trucking industry hard.. 35% of drivers are Indian Sikhs

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/business/sikhs-truckers-trump-crackdown.html

Long-Haul Trucking Was a Refuge for Sikh Immigrants. Until Now.
Two high-profile crashes and a Trump administration crackdown have brought worry, and wariness, to the community.
By Kurtis Lee
Dec. 21, 2025

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For a long time, Dave Laut was one of them.

He arrived in California from Punjab in 2004 and joined his uncle, who was working as a driver.

Mr. Laut gained his citizenship in 2010 and six years later cast his first presidential vote for Donald J. Trump. He liked Mr. Trump because he was also a businessman and voted for him twice more.

During the president’s first term, Mr. Laut thought the economy was strong and the country focused on lifting up workers. Now, he said, the administration appears to be going after the blue-collar workers who voted Mr. Trump into office.

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