Biden calls Japan 'xenophobic' for not accepting many immigrants, compares to China, Russia

President Biden called the allied federation of Japan "xenophobic" successful a code this week, alongside a slew of different nations helium claims are suffering from deficiency of immigration.

Biden made the remarks extolling the virtues and benefits of migration connected Wednesday astatine a fundraiser successful Washington, D.C.

"This predetermination is astir freedom, America and democracy. That’s wherefore I severely request you. You know, 1 of the reasons wherefore our system is increasing is due to the fact that of you and galore others. Why? Because we invited immigrants."

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President Joe Biden speaks astatine the IBEW Construction and Maintenance Conference successful Washington.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

"Why is China stalling truthful severely economically? Why is Japan having trouble? Why is Russia? Why is India? Because they’re xenophobic," the president continued. 

Japan and India are considered important allies of the United States, portion China and Russia are seen arsenic rival powers with strained planetary relationships towards the West.

Biden suggested these countries' little levels of migration compared to the US is what is causing their respective economical concerns.

"They don’t privation immigrants. Immigrants are what makes america strong. Not a joke. That’s not hyperbole, due to the fact that we person an influx of workers who privation to beryllium present and privation to contribute."

Fox News Digital reached retired to the Embassy of Japan for remark but did not person a response.

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Migrants astatine the beforehand of the enactment are processed for introduction by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (Jon Michael Raasch/Fox News Digital)

Several Japanese lawmakers reacted to Biden's comments connected societal media, expressing disorder oregon skepticism towards the president's attitude.

"Migration is simply a occupation that European leaders are struggling with too. There aren't immoderate countries that person solved this occupation arsenic of now," said Mizuho Umemura, a subordinate of the blimpish Nippon Ishin nary Kai Party who holds a spot successful the House of Councilors.

He continued, "I anticipation that President Biden volition lick the occupation successful New York earlier helium says things similar this. Depending connected the statesmanlike election, determination could beryllium a 180-degree alteration successful policy, and determination is nary request for Japan to travel suit."

Fellow House of Councilors subordinate and person of the right-wing populist Sansei Party Sohei Kamiya was much direct, penning that U.S. "failures" caused by migration lend to Japan's hesitance to clasp akin practices.

"It's not that we're xenophobic, we are being cautious aft seeing your failures," Kamiya said. "You are meddling excessively overmuch successful our interior affairs."

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Fumio Kishida, Japan's premier minister, left, and US President Joe Biden, astatine a quality league during a authorities sojourn successful the Rose Garden of the White House successful Washington, D.C. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communication John Kirby defended Biden's remarks connected Thursday successful a property gaggle.

"Look, I deliberation the broader constituent the president was making and I deliberation radical each astir the satellite admit this, that the United States is simply a federation of immigrants and it's successful our DNA," Kirby told reporters. "We're stronger for it. We're not going to locomotion distant from it. And that's the broader constituent that helium was making."

Asked wherefore the president singled retired 2 state nations to marque the point, Kirby demurred and emphasized that Biden was intending to praise the U.S., not denigrate Japan oregon India.

"Again, making a broader constituent astir this country, our country. Our allies cognize precise good however overmuch the president respects them, values their friendship, values their contributions," Kirby responded. "And you don't person to look honestly precise far, precise hard to spot that carnivore retired successful the things that we've been doing successful the Indo-Pacific with Japan, South Korea, the Philippines."