 We are Spelling Bee Champion. Some of our stories started yesterday while others go back over six decades. From all parts of India, crossing oceans and spreading across a nation, those who came first came with hopes and dreams for themselves, their children and the generations that followed. Customs to the generations that follow, but have also learned from each other. Together as Americans of Indian origin, to celebrate diverse festivals and traditions from all over India. From learning the Makarena and watching Bachchan, having secret Santas and tying Rakhis on our brothers, attending five-day Shadis and going to prom. We've embraced it, we've struggled with it, as Indians, as Americans, as Indian Americans. India is breaking out of her small town to join the rodeo. I'm totally kidding. Her parents wouldn't- Welcome to the University of Houston dance team and we're competing to be involved in America. You should try out too. When the Indian dances, the Indian dancing growing up. Holy chill dude. I didn't start dancing till I joined the Ross team. Freshman year. Don't be a stranger. Many incredible people. I'm so happy, Nitta. I knew you would make friends. Yeah, but you never told me there are so many types of Indian dances. I wish I could have learned some growing up. I feel like I'm not even Indian. I'm just a small town American girl who doesn't know anything about her roots. Not knowing different Indian dances doesn't make you any less Indian. You did the best we could where we were. But now it's time for you to connect to your culture in your own way. Ja beta. Find out for yourself what it means to be Indian. That's what Sonia did. We present our 2019 Bollywood Dance Champions from the University of Houston. My name is Hemant Wadwani. I am here today with the Satya Sai Group and Manhattan Sai Center as a save-out that's been going on here in Harlem for over approximately now 20 years. We serve a hot cook vegetarian meal every Wednesday night. We were invited by the pastor of this church. We met at a interfaith conference regarding prison re-entry. It so happens that the church at the same time that we serve this meal hosts a program, an anger management program for prison re-entry fellows. He opened up the church to feed his present re-entry fellows and also to serve the entire community. To have us hyphenate this status, Indian American I think is a blessing because we still have ties to our homeland. We have our roots and the roots keep us strong. When we experience service with other faiths and people of all genders and identities all our barriers and stereotypes go down. We learn truth about people when we serve side by side with them. We brought the colors and richness of India to American soil. Have enriched the lives of those around us, embraced new ideas and traditions, making them our... I'm Saleha Khumwala. I was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. As a child growing up in India, my parents instilled in me the importance of education and social justice. I'm a professor of accounting, specializing in public sector, government and non-profit, and I'm also the founding director of the SUA program here at the University of Houston. SUA stands for Stimulating Urban Renewal through Entrepreneurship. It provides a value-added partnership between the University of Houston students, industry experts and executives, and under-resourced entrepreneurs from the community here in Houston. By working with actual people, these are not textbook cases, these are not mock cases, these are not the global companies. This is really impacting lives at an individual level that then impacts the family, it impacts the community and the society at large. In four years, we have reached over 1100 entrepreneurs, trained 300 barbaric consultants, and launched over 250 businesses that are up and running. To me, religious is not only rituals, but the way to serve God is by serving humanity. And when others prosper, you prosper. I personally have learned from my own life that you're not giving, you're always receiving. You're receiving more than what you give and you're learning more when you teach. These bags, food in particular, and then distribute them in different shelters. I've been doing this for 44 years right now. It's what I've seen my mom do, and I try to do it whenever possible. And then giving back to the community is the bigger focus. And I'm trying to serve that purpose as much as I can. The mentality is that when you say service, it either has to go to a mandir, it either has to go to a mosque, but the content that you have while making these bags, it's a whole different level. It makes you feel better because you're taking your time on how to do something good. I don't think I see that hyphenated status anymore. I think I am who I am. Like, I'm brown and I'm an American. My name is Noah Gokul. I'm 25 years old, and I grew up in Oakland, California. I was a peer specialist to start. What that means is peer specialist is someone that is using their own experiences in mental health or struggles to sort of guide or help motivate someone else going through similar things to kind of work toward their own goals and talk about what they're going through. My role in the clinic is to work with young folks who have been diagnosed with a psychotic disorder mostly schizophrenia. With them, I also do a lot of activities like music, art. My dad is from Guyana, and my mom is from Portland, Oregon. I feel like I'm someone who grew up knowing what it was like to be in the middle of different identities. I feel like I was able to communicate with different people and not really fit into one category. Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why? And this is my husband, Iquac Burjee. When we moved here to Houston, we started educating ourselves about the community around us and found that there was definitely a need for fosters and people to step up to take care of stray animals and overpopulated shelters. I think as a 32-year-old, sick American individual, I always try to figure out how do you balance tradition and evolution? How do you figure out how you want to continue the principles of the beauty in your religion and your culture? And how do you also modernize that? I think that's what makes it so beautiful in this country is that when you actually sit and talk to somebody like a non-Indian from Houston who has a cowboy hat and you have a bug of your own, you find out that you have a lot of stuff in common. All it takes is just dialogue. I think how we care for the voiceless in our society, whether it's babies, children or dogs or other animals, says a lot about us. And so I think that is something that keeps us going. Like, that's really what we ultimately would be judged on is, you know, those that can't speak for themselves, how are we actually caring for them? From coast to coast, we've been making our mark. By history, woven with love, with bright eyes towards the future, our story has just begun. Let's go, Houston, how are we doing tonight? I can't hear you or how are we doing tonight? We do it today! We do it together! Gentlemen, please turn your… It can be in the city of Houston. I'm deeply honored as the Mayor of City of Houston to welcome you to the NRNG Stadium to say how did it go? Let me say welcome to each and every one of you. First city in the United States of America, in Houston, we say howdy in more than a hundred and this morning we are saying in Houston we build and value relationships and we value our relationship with India. In Houston, in Houston where I was born and raised, you find open-ended opportunities. No wonder it is a place that has attracted about two hundred thousand sons and daughters of the Indian diaspora. Immigrants and first generation Americans are the heart and soul of Houston. Here they can dream it and they can achieve it and they do it every single day. The contributions of the Indian diaspora to our city are huge in education, science and technology, business, public service, medicine, culture and the food is simply outstanding. This trading partner with Houston and many Indian companies have a headquarters right here. Today we are humbled by the Prime Minister's choice to visit our great city. To welcome the President of the United States to our city whom we are congressional leaders and elected officials from across the country. Ten months ago I led a Houston trade mission to India. I made new friends and business connections for our city. In New Delhi I walked the garden path that Muhammad Gandhi walked just before he was killed. I visited with the Vice President of India. Initially it was supposed to be a ten minute visit but it ended up lasting for forty five minutes. And today the Prime Minister comes to our city. This is recognition of the Indo-American community right here in the city of Houston and the surrounding area and our city as a whole. Welcome to Houston Mr. Prime Minister and welcome to all of you here today. And now I have the distinct pleasure of welcoming the congressional delegation of congressional leaders from all over the country, all over the country right here if they will now come forward. Please welcome the congressional delegation. Better than that. Give them a Houston welcome. From the state of Wisconsin Representative Glenn Grotham. From the state of Texas Representative William Hurd. From the state of Pennsylvania Representative Brian Fitzpatrick. From the state of Texas Representative Sheila Jackson Lee. From the state of Texas Representative Brian Babin. From Illinois Representative Danny Davis. From South Carolina Representative Joe Wilson. From the state of Texas Representative Al Green. From the state of Texas Representative Kevin Bray. From the state of Texas Senator Ted Cruz. From Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde Smith. From the state of Texas Senator John Cornyn. From Maryland Representative Stenny Hoyer. From Illinois Representative Raja Krishna-Morthy. From North Dakota Senator Kevin Kramer. From Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin. From New York Representative Carolyn. From the state of Texas Representative Pete Olson. From North Carolina Representative David Rouser. From the state of Texas Representative Mark Messy. From New York Representative Tom Swazi. From the state of Texas Representative Michael Clow. And from California Representative Linda Sanchez. Join me in welcoming the Junior Senator from the state of Texas Ted Cruz. To Prime Minister Modi. To President Trump. To representatives across the United States, across India, across the world. Welcome to Texas. Today is a celebration. It is a celebration of the friendship between America and India. A strong, resolute and growing friendship. Our nations have interests that are intertwined. We share a history. We share cultures. We share language. We share values. India is the largest democracy on the face of the earth. America is proud to be your friend. Today is also a celebration of the incredible Indian American community here in the United States. And especially here in the great state of Texas. We have over 500,000 Indian Americans who call Texas home. And the Indian American community here in Houston in Texas and across America is wonderfully diverse. Is vibrant. Believes in small business and opportunity. Believes in freedom and through all of Texas and all of America. We say thank you for the incredible contributions of the Indian American community. As a lifelong Houstonian. It is particularly meaningful to me and I know to many here that Prime Minister Modi chose to come to Houston, Texas. The most diverse big city in America. And the most entrepreneurial city in America. Look forward to decades and centuries of closer economic and military and diplomatic ties of friendship between Texas and India, between America and India. We are friends and today is celebrating that friendship. And now a few words from the senior senator from Texas. Founding chairman of the Senate India Caucus. Our very own John. Think better in Texas. And this is certainly a Texas-sized welcome for Prime Minister Modi. When his trip was first announced. Folks on the west coast and the east coast wondered why Texas. They expected a trip maybe to the Silicon Valley. Or perhaps to Washington DC. And while those are great places to visit. Nobody has fueled our country's relationship with India like Texas. And I mean that literally. Texas helps power India with American oil and gas. And India and US trade just keeps getting stronger day by day by day. After a near four decade ban on US exports of crude oil. Was lifted. Texas supplied the first American crude to India. And today. Today India is increasingly running on American natural gas. Much of which comes from the Lone Star State. And while that's far and away our largest export it's not the only one. Texas ranks as India's second largest trading partner in the US. Right behind California. But we are catching up. But for as deep as our economic ties are. Our cultural ties are stronger. Texas is home to a vibrant Indian diaspora. With more than 150,000 Indian Americans living in the Houston area alone. Indian culture has woven into the fabric of our state. And we're proud to celebrate the contributions of this community with Prime Minister Modi today. And as further evidence you might want to check out my occasional adventures in Indian cooking on Instagram. If you haven't seen that. India is one of our most important friends and partners we share as Senator Cruz said. Common values. Freedom. Democracy. Free enterprise. And we'll continue to look for new opportunities to deepen that relationship. Through improved trade and defense cooperation. And economic development initiatives. We'll keep finding ways to promote our shared values and strengthen our ties. I could not be more excited to join all of you. And President Trump today to celebrate the ever growing US-India relationship. And welcome our good friend Prime Minister Modi to the energy capital of the world. Houston, Texas. Now I'm going to need your help here. I'm asking for your help. Please join me in welcoming to the stage. All together now. Howdy Modi. Members of Congress and governors who have joined us here today. Of the most diverse and welcoming city in the United States. Mayor Sylvester Turner presents the key to the city of Houston. The energy capital of the world to Prime Minister Modi. In recognition of the exceptional relationship between the people of India. And the people of Houston. From the House Majority Leader. The Democratic Congressman from Maryland. Mr. Steny Hoyer. Hello Houston. Pleased to be in Houston today with all of you and with the Prime Minister. I will be keeping my thoughts with all those affected by the terrible flooding that has occurred here in Houston. We pray for them. We think of them. I pray for their safety and thank all those who have reached out in kindness and in courage on their behalf. Like all of you I'm honored to join in welcoming Prime Minister Modi to the United States. To the United States of which of course we in Maryland think Houston is a part. Mr. Prime Minister. I bring greetings from the Congress and from our speaker Nancy Pelosi. I'm glad to be here with many old friends and many thousands of new ones. I come here for the same purpose to celebrate the growing partnership between India and America. Two democracies committed to the same vision of the future. That vision as all of us know is based on the common hopes and the shared dreams of our people. Both nations shaped by the legacy of British colonialism. Both nations deeply cognizant of the price of freedom. We hold the same truths to be self-evident. That all are created equal. Endowed by their creator with the same right to strive for a better life. A vision yet to be realized in either of our two great nations completely. Our constitutions begin with the same three words. We the people. The father of Indian independence Mahatma Gandhi whose 150th birthday we mark on October 2nd. Once defined democracy as and I quote Mahatma Gandhi. Something that gives the weak the same chance as the strong. That my friends at its heart is what the ideal of American democracy and Indian democracy are all about. An equal opportunity to dream and work hard to make that dream come true. I'm proud as all of you are that the U.S.-India relationship has remained bipartisan with both Democrats and Republicans working to bring the two nations closer in pursuit of that goal and our common principles. In recent decades President Clinton had the vision to forge a new path for U.S.-India relations. President Bush, where was he from? President Bush strengthened the ties between our two nations. President Obama solidified that and President Trump continues that effort today. Twenty-five years since the founding of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans the United States and India cooperate in every way imaginable. From counter-terrorism and clean energy to defense and space exploration we are now working together in ways no one could have envisioned a decade ago. In 2008 Congress passed the Civil Nuclear Agreement and in 2016 established India as a major defense partner. Ladies and gentlemen, I am proud of Congress' role in forging these closer ties. As I am to serve aside wonderful Indian American congressional representatives you've seen some of them introduced like Raja Krishnamurthy, Pramila Jayapal, Amibara and Rokana and I'm proud to serve along the other members of Congress who were introduced here. The heart of our relationship remains the people-to-people ties that bring us even closer. The Indian Americans who are making such an extraordinary contribution to America. Thank you. You and millions of other Indian Americans are the reason why the U.S.-India relationship continues to strengthen and remains bipartisan. You are the reasons why so many Americans now look to India and see not only a partner but also a trusted friend. Throughout this country Indian Americans have built strong diaspora communities that have opened their arms to their neighbors. They've given back through services doctors, teachers, artists, researchers, entrepreneurs, lawyers, engineer and in every sector of our economy and American life, Mr. Prime Minister, they are making a difference in America. And of course they serve in our military and in our government. In every field Indian Americans have brought insight, intellect, innovation and, yes, inspiration. Most importantly they have worked to broaden their fellow Americans' understanding of India, its history, its traditions and the vibrancy of its democracy. Ladies and gentlemen I've experienced this firsthand in my county that we call St. Mary's County. That county has been enriched by a growing Indian American community. My next door neighbor Dr. Vinod Shah and Dr. Ela Shah who are here today with me and with the Prime Minister have become dear and trusted friends. They are extraordinarily respected and beloved members of our community. I am part of their family and they are part of mine. I have traveled to India with my friend Vinnie Shah. What an extraordinary country. What an extraordinary people. And it's through them that I've met so many other Indian Americans and learned about Gujarat and India, its people, its history and about the challenges and successes of Indian American community here in the United States. On behalf of all of us I want to thank the thousands of Indian Americans who have made a difference in America. What you have done to build closer relationships between two great countries, two great democracies and for all you do to make America a better and stronger nation. Ladies and gentlemen as we welcome Prime Minister Modi to Texas we are inspired by the modern India he leads while mindful of the challenges it faces. Undeterred as it reaches into the new frontier of space and equally determined to lift millions out of poverty back on earth. Making strides in access to education, clean water, health care and while helping to lead in developing advanced energy technologies for a greener and healthy India. And like America proud of its ancient traditions to secure a future according to Gandhi's teaching and Nehru's vision of India as a secular democracy with respect for pluralism and human rights safeguard every individual. America and India must strive to make our promises and aspirations a reality for all our citizens. On the eve of independence Nehru praised Gandhi's mission to and I quote a quote that all of you surely know wipe every tear from their eye. And they made a pledge for India's future that so long as there are tears and suffering so long our work will not be over. And in that sense the work of our countries is not over. As he took his oath for office for the final time Abraham Lincoln called for malice towards none and charity for all. He asked his fellow Americans and I quote to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations. Together, together, we the people of India and of America must and will continue to motivate one another and the world to pursue the vision of peace, justice, charity for all. To strive malice towards none and to wipe every tear from every eye. For those of us for those of us born in America or India or the sons and daughters of those who were that must be our commitment and our mission. With malice towards none to wipe every tear from every eye. It is then that we will be both great and just and good. It is this unfulfilled mission that brings us to Texas today. It is the shared hope that binds us in common purpose. Two democracies, two histories, one partnership, one dream for a better tomorrow. Welcome Prime Minister. Thank you very much. Thank you all. Ladies and gentlemen please give a round of applause to Prime Minister Modi and Majority Leader Hoyer. We look forward to welcoming the Prime Minister back to the stage shortly. In the meantime, in honor of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birthday anniversary and the impact of his message of nonviolence on America's civil rights movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we present a fusion choir of Indian spiritual and American gospel singers. I regard myself as a soldier, the only soldier of peace. The person who has informed my life in terms of action more than anybody. Good morning Houston. Good morning Texas. Good morning America. Greetings to my fellow Indians in India. This morning we have a very special person with us. A production person on the planet. His name comes up in almost every conversation in the world, global politics. He is followed by tens of millions. He was a household name and very popular even before he went on to occupy the highest office in this great country. From boardrooms to the oval office, from studios to global stage, from politics to the economy and to security. He has left a deep lasting impact everywhere. It is my honor to welcome here in this magnificent stadium, magnificent gathering, chance to meet him. Every time I found the friendliness, the president of the United States of America, Mr. Donald Trump, extraordinary. This is unprecedented few times and every time he has been the same, warm, accessible, energetic and full of beat for something more. A sense of leadership. A passion for America. A concern for every American in American future as achieved for the United States and for the world. Connected well with President Trump. The words of candidate Trump. Up ki baar, Trump sarkar. His celebration of Diwali in the White House, lit up millions of faces with joy and appreciation. Made him for the first time. He said to me, India has a true friend in White House. The presence here today is great testimony to that in these years two nations have taken the relationship to new heights. Mr. President, this morning in Houston, you can hear our beat of this great partnership in this celebration of the world's two largest democracies. You can feel the strength and depth of human bonds between our two great nations. People are at the heart of all relationships from Houston to Hyderabad, from Boston to Bangalore, from Chicago to Shimla. From Los Angeles to Ludhiana. The Indians are glued to their TV. Even though it is rather on a Sunday night in India. The Indians around the world in different time zones are with us today. They are witnessing history in the making. Mr. President, you had introduced me, family, in 2017. Introduce you to my dear gentlemen. I pray, President, Mr. Dona. I am so thrilled to be here in the great state of Texas with one of America's greatest, most devoted, and most loyal friends, Prime Minister Modi of India. Thank you. Prime Minister Modi is doing a truly exceptional job for India and for all of the Indian people. It is my immense privilege to be here with him today at this profoundly historic. We're especially grateful to be joined by over 50,000 incredible members of our nation's thriving, prospering, flourishing, and hardworking Indian American community. Thank you. Just a few months ago in the largest democratic election in the history of our world, 600 million Indians went to the polls and voted overwhelmingly for Prime Minister Modi and his party. Congratulations, Mr. Prime Minister. That's a lot of people. Earlier this week, I understand you marked another important milestone. I know everyone here joins me in wishing you a very happy birthday. Happy birthday. I want to take a moment to address every resident of Houston affected by the recent horrible flooding the entire American nation is standing by your side. We're ready. We love you. We support you. We will be there with you every single step of the way. I just left the Coast Guard hangar at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base where I was briefed on the Texas flooding. We're working with your great Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Attorney General Ken Paxson, and Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz. Thank you very much. We're working hard together. My administration will not rest until you have fully recovered, restored, and rebuilt. And I know you will come back with the same tremendous spirit that we have shown every single time, every time there's been a problem. It's called Houston Strong. Prime Minister Modi and I have come to Houston to celebrate everything that unites America and India, our shared dreams and bright futures. I've also come to express my profound gratitude to the nearly 4 million amazing Indian Americans all across our country. You enrich our culture. You uphold our values. You uplift our communities and you are truly proud to be American and we are proud to have you as Americans. We thank you. We love you. And I want you to know my administration is fighting for you each and every day. I want to recognize U.S. Ambassador to India, Kenneth Juster, and Minister Jay Sean Carr of India. Thank you very much. Thank you both. Thank you very much. Thank you. We're also proudly joined by NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morehart, Deputy Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette, Governor Matt Bevan of Kentucky, your State Attorney General Ken Paxson, a couple of very great Senators. Kevin, thank you. We have a lot of Senators. We have a lot of Congresspeople. There's Mr. Brady, Congressman Brady. He gave us a very, very nice tax cut, folks. Thank you, Kevin, very much. Thank you all for being here. Among the leaders here today for this remarkable celebration are many members of the House and Senate. They're all over the audience, including House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and again Senators Cornyn Cruz. In my campaign for President, I promised all of that if we were elected, India would have a true and great friend in the White House. And I can tell you, you have never had a better friend as President than President Donald Trump. That I can tell you. The Prime Minister knows that. On this day, I'm happy to report that the relationship between the United States and India is stronger than ever before. The ties between our two nations are grounded in our common values and our shared commitment to democracy. We are free nations with great faith and a fierce devotion to our national independence. We are governed by the rule of law, guided by commitment to justice, and strengthened by our love of liberty. Our two national constitutions both begin with the same three beautiful words, we the people. That means that in America and India alike, we honor, respect, trust, empower, and fight for the citizens we proudly serve. Under Prime Minister Modi's leadership, the world is witnessing a strong, sovereign, and thriving Republic of India. In a single decade, with the help of Prime Minister Modi's pro-growth reforms, India has lifted nearly 300 million people out of poverty. And that is an incredible number, incredible. That's incredible. In the next decade, 140 million Indian households will rise to the middle class. In both India and the United States, we're seeing something really remarkable. Our people are prospering like never before because we are slashing bureaucracy and cutting job-killing red tape. In the United States, thanks to our massive tax cuts and all of our great senators and congressmen and women that are here today, and pro-worker policies, our economy is breaking one record after another. Since my election, we have created over 6 million new jobs. We have created over 750,000 jobs right here in Texas. And very importantly, that includes 70,000 new Texas manufacturing jobs. They said that couldn't be done. Unemployment, think of this, unemployment in Texas is currently at the lowest rate ever recorded in the history of our country. And unemployment in the United States has just reached the lowest level in over 51 years, and very soon we think that will be broken to be a historic number. Unemployment among African Americans, Asian Americans, and Hispanic Americans have all reached their lowest levels in the history of our country. Over the last two years, the unemployment rate among Indian Americans dropped by nearly 33 and one-third percent. Wages are rising, incomes are soaring, and inequality is falling at the fastest rate in many, many years. In the past 12 months alone, the average worker has taken home $1,000 extra in rising wages, and over $3,000 with tax cuts and all of the other things that we've done. And for the first time in history, most new hires of prime working age are minorities and women, first time that's ever happened. Through our pledge to America's workers, we have secured commitments for nearly 14 million employment and training opportunities for American workers done through our great American companies. We passed the biggest tax cuts and the biggest tax reforms in the history of our country. We slashed a record number of job-killing regulations, giving the average American household more than $3,000 every year. And never in the history of our country, no matter how long the presidency have regulations been cut to this extent. Every day, the Indian American community is helping to strengthen our country and build our future. Indian Americans are pioneering groundbreaking medicines to save countless lives. They're developing revolutionary technology that is changing the world, and they're founding new businesses that provide jobs to thousands of our fellow citizens. Prime Minister Modi, I look forward to working with you to make our nations even more prosperous than ever before. And that's what's happening. The economic miracles taking place today are just beginning. Here in the United States, there has never been a better time to hire, invest, grow, and pursue your dreams. Indian companies employ tens of thousands of Americans across a range of industries, including American steel. In 2018, India's JSW Steel announced that it would invest up to $500 million to revitalize a shuttered steel plant in the great state of Ohio. And we welcome India's growing investments right here in the Lone Star State. Nations around the world are investing in the United States because they know we have the best economy and the best workers in the world. They have never invested in our country like they are today, and we want to thank everybody. And India has never invested in the United States like it is doing today. And I want to say it's reciprocal because we're doing the same thing in India. On Tuesday, two Japanese companies, Toyota and Asin, announced a combined investment of almost $800 million, which will create over 900 new jobs right here in Texas. At the same time, we are working to expand American exports to India, one of the world's fastest growing markets. We are committed to ensuring the Indian people have access to the finest goods in the world, products stamped with the beautiful phrase, made in the USA, and very soon India will have access to another world-class American product, NBA basketball. Wow. Sounds good. That sounds good. Next week, thousands of people will gather in Mumbai to watch the first-ever NBA basketball game in India. Am I invited, Mr. Prime Minister? I may come. Be careful. I may come. When it comes to expanding our commercial relationship, no issue is more important than energy and security. For the first time ever, the United States is the number one producer of both oil and natural gas on planet Earth, and number one by far, with much of it coming right here from the great state of Texas. That means more jobs, higher wages, and lower prices at the pump. Yesterday, we were thrilled to hear about the Indian company, Petronitz Pledge, to purchase up to 5 million tons of LNG per year from the United States, which could lead to billions of dollars of LNG exports to India in the coming years. And we have plenty of it. Over the last year, crude exports to India have grown by 400 percent, and liquefied natural gas exports continue to soar at record numbers. Thank you. These tremendous exports not only expand employment in America, but they increase freedom and security for India. To keep our nation safe, the United States and India are forging an even stronger security partnership. U.S. defense sales to India have also reached $18 billion over the past decade. We make the greatest defense mechanisms and equipment anywhere in the world, and India knows that well. We're looking forward to concluding several new defense deals very soon. There are a lot of them in the works. Here in America, we're creating the United States Space Force, and we're working closely with India to enhance space cooperation. In November, the United States and India will demonstrate a dramatic progress of our defense relationship, holding the first-ever tri-service military exercise between our nations. It's called Tiger Triumph. Good name. Good name. Very good name. Today, we honor all of the brave American and Indian military service members who work together to safeguard our freedom. We stand proudly in defense of liberty, and we are committed to protecting innocent civilians from the threat of radical Islamic terrorism. Both India and the United States also understand that to keep our communities safe, we must protect our borders. Since taking office, my administration has launched a far-reaching effort to improve screening and vetting of applications for entry. We are working hard to ensure that those who would threaten our security are denied admission into our country, and we are enhancing our vetting efforts like never before, not even close. We're doing it on a daily basis, and we'll soon be setting records in every one of the aspects of border security. Border security is vital to the United States. Border security is vital to India. We understand that. And we are further taking unprecedented action to finally secure our southern border and stop illegal immigration. And I want to thank the President of Mexico, who right now has 27,000 soldiers on our southern border. It's been incredible what's taken place in a short period of time. Illegal immigration is deeply unfair to millions of wonderful legal immigrants who work hard, pay their taxes, follow our rules, and obey our laws. Yet there are those in Washington who would raid your health care to fund free benefits. They want to fund free benefits to those who enter our country illegally. And we don't want to do that. We don't want to do that. Because if we don't do it, they won't come. I will never allow politicians to take away your health care or give it to illegal immigrants. My administration believes our first duty is to the highest loyalty of all. We must always be for the American people, whether it's African American, Hispanic American, Indian American. We are going to take care of our citizens first. We are going to take care of our Indian American citizens before we take care of illegal immigrants that want to pour into our country. We want to build a nation where every family immigrant and U.S. born can live in a safe community, with access to great school, work at a job you love, and have the best chance to reach the American dream. We love the American dream. And just in concluding, I want to say that America has always been a nation of pioneers and patriots, risk takers and free thinkers, and dedicated workers who have honed a trade, mastered their field, and teach their children to always give their very, very best. Every day, Indian Americans help write this story of American greatness. And everyone here today has a crucial part to play in building an even grander and greater American and Indian future. To help achieve that exciting vision, we are strengthening our cherished bonds with the nation of India, and we are proving the awesome power of democracy and unlimited potential of free people. Together, we will continue to deepen the ties between our nations. We will honor the faith of dignity of our citizens. And we will achieve incredible advancements for our people, for our children, and for the world. We will discover new cures and save millions of lives. We will advance cutting-edge technologies and lift millions and millions of people out of poverty. We will pioneer new frontiers in space, working together, raising the sights of humanity. We will uphold our values, defend our liberty, and control our destiny. The United States and India will make our nation stronger, our people wealthier, our dreamers bigger, and our future brighter than ever before. And it won't even be close. I want to thank everybody for being here. I want to especially thank a great man and a great leader, the leader of India, Prime Minister Modi, my friend. God bless you all, God bless India, and God bless America. Thank you, thank you. I would like to invite on to this stage in front of this incredible group of unbelievable people. Prime Minister Modi, who's going to give us some of his wisdom, and his wisdom is indeed great. Thank you all very much. It's been a great honor to be with you. Thank you, thank you. 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