With just nine days until Election Day, immigration has remained one of the controversial issues in the US presidential campaign, with many immigrants, particularly from India and other South Asian countries, fearing a backlash if Republican hopeful Donald Trump wins the election.

In his campaign speeches, Trump promised sweeping change to tighten Washington’s immigration policy and pledged to carry out the “largest” domestic deportation operation of undocumented immigrants in American history and to review existing refugee programs if re-elected.

The Republican leader even decided to end the birthright of children of immigrants living illegally in the United States, sparking concerns among various diaspora communities, including Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.

Various immigration advocacy groups have criticized Trump for his rhetoric on immigration, saying that removing the birthright is legally questionable because it is enshrined in the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. For her part, Vice President Kamala Harris stressed the need to reduce illegal immigration and that the US immigration system is broken and requires legislative action to fix it.

At a recent campaign rally, Trump accused Harris of bringing “migrant gangs and criminal illegal aliens” into the United States, adding that “her policy of importing migrant gangs is a crime against our country “.

“This is a very sensitive issue and we are worried about the possible consequences of Trump’s victory,” said Mohammad Iqbal, a green card holder originally from Bangladesh who has lived in Atlanta for more than a decade.

“Trump’s policies are creating panic among various migrant societies and that is why they are supporting Vice President Kamala Harris,” he noted.

Vasudev Patel, general secretary of the Georgia Federation of Indian Americans, said the Republican leader plans to welcome “educated” and “peaceful” people to the United States.

A Pew Research investigative report finds that Trump and Harris supporters differ on mass deportations but favor border security.

Nearly nine in ten (88%) Trump supporters support mass deportations of immigrants living in the country illegally, according to the release.

In contrast, only 27 percent of Harris supporters favor mass evictions while 72 percent oppose them, according to the survey.

More than a third of Trump supporters (37%) favor allowing undocumented immigrants to live and work in the United States if they are married to a U.S. citizen, compared to 80% of Harris supporters who say so. same thing, according to Pew Research.

About half of Trump supporters (49%) favor admitting more civilian refugees fleeing war or violence, but a majority of Harris supporters (85%) say the same, according to the press release.

Latanya, a student from Michigan, said immigration was a major issue in the election and she was angry at Trump’s policies on the issue.

“I think Harris is a much better choice than Trump in the election,” she added.

The US presidential race remained very close, with Harris and Trump deadlocked for popular votes in most swing states.

CNN’s latest national poll found this week that 47 percent of likely voters would support Harris and an equal number of 47 would support Trump in the election.

In the latest New York Times/Siena College national poll, Oct. 20-23, the two candidates are tied at 48 percent. The remaining four percent have not yet decided on their preference. Another poll conducted by the Financial Times and the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan showed that 44 percent of respondents trust Trump to manage the economy, compared to 43 percent for Harris.

An analysis of the FiveThirtyEight poll, however, showed that Harris had a slight advantage over Trump by 1.7 percentage points.

To win the race for the White House, the successful candidate will need to obtain 270 of the 538 electoral votes up for grabs. The seven key states that are considered crucial in determining election results are Georgia, Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Nevada.