I agree that it’s not a zero-sum game. It’s important to remember, however, that this amendment is the culmination of a conversation that has been happening for decades across parties (who were in agreement that this should happen) and is now being politicized by certain politicians who are using it to rile up fear about the BJP. I’m no die-hard Modi supporter, and I’m sure the BJP will use this to garner support come election time, but before casting Modi in any particular light vis-a-vis his actual policies, I would recommend, if you haven’t already, to look outside the Western mainstream media, at his policies and actions re: environmental (I.e. solar power), healthcare, access to schools, etc. All of this has been provided for all Indians. Again, not saying it’s across the board perfect, but I feel like the real demagoguery is coming from the urban elite, who are painting this in black-and-white terms. Ironically, they are the first to pounce on folks like me (who are not “stooges of the BJP”) with ad hominem attacks. The fact is, the bulk of Hindus who are supported by this act are Dalits, the same folks that this group of dissenters claims to support. Suddenly, they appear to be silent about Dalit rights, because the BJP happens to be the protagonist. There is so much confusion about the CAA — so much intentional confusion (and conflation with the NRC, which, you’ll see someone else has commented on here) that has been circulated in order to instigate anger and fear. If the bill had been called the Refugee Amendment, perhaps that would have helped. This isn’t about eliminating pathways towards citizenship for anyone. But that’s where the conversation is sitting. The US has similar fast tracks for certain subgroups of refugees based on specific conditions. In this case, these refugees are targeted because they are not Muslim. That is the STATE policy of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. India is responding to their policy of exclusion.