By Free Republic | Created at 2025-01-07 21:52:49 | Updated at 2025-01-08 18:21:57
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Indians slam MAGA ‘war’ over H-1B skilled-worker visas as ‘racist’
The Washington Post ^ | January 7, 2025 | Anant Gupta
Posted on 01/07/2025 1:42:34 PM PST by wildcard_redneck
As the top recipients of H-1Bs, Indians have been incensed by MAGA criticism of the program.
KOLKATA, India — The “civil war” among supporters of President-elect Donald Trump over H-1B visas in recent days has sparked sharp reactions and accusations of racism from commentators in India, where these visas for skilled workers are in high demand.
Newspaper columns and social media posts decried what they characterized as a “racist” backlash against legal Indian workers in the American high-tech industry, after criticism of the visa program by far-right activists in the United States, such as Laura Loomer. “The rising power, wealth, and visibility of Indian-Americans made it perhaps inevitable that the nativist base would direct its anger at the Desi [Indian] community. What Loomer and her ilk have done is open the floodgates for this anti-Indian racism,” said an article in the Hindustan Times.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antiamerican; colonization; h1b; scam
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The Times of India and the Hindustan Times have called the debate “a red-hot potato” and “a new chapter of racism against Indians” in their headlines. They further warned this "racism" would have long-term implications for the relationship between the two countries.
You are racist if you resist colonization by multinational corporations.
To: wildcard_redneck
Take our lower caste scum or you’re a racist!
2 posted on 01/07/2025 1:44:28 PM PST by HYPOCRACY (Democracy is dead. Long live the Republic!)
To: wildcard_redneck
I call VS on the racism angle. It’s about jobs for Americans. Period.
3 posted on 01/07/2025 1:44:58 PM PST by Tudorfly (All things are possible within the will of God.)
To: wildcard_redneck
“racist”
Well, that wasn’t the least bit predictable, was it?
4 posted on 01/07/2025 1:45:19 PM PST by SharpRightTurn (“Giving money & power to government is like giving whiskey & car keys to teenage boys” P.J. O’Rourke)
To: Tudorfly
5 posted on 01/07/2025 1:45:26 PM PST by Tudorfly (All things are possible within the will of God.)
To: wildcard_redneck
“Thank you for your call. To report “racism,” please press “3”
We take all reports of racism seriously. Thank you for your patiences. You are number......149...... in the queue.”
6 posted on 01/07/2025 1:45:56 PM PST by PGR88
To: wildcard_redneck
The racism card has lost it’s magic, they need to play another card.
7 posted on 01/07/2025 1:46:48 PM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
To: wildcard_redneck
Says the press from the most cast ridden society in the world.
8 posted on 01/07/2025 1:47:22 PM PST by AndyJackson
To: HYPOCRACY
If President Trump doesn’t severely curtail the numbers of H1B visas granted he’s lost my vote. If he betrays the MAGA base I think he will lose the House in the midterms and the democrats will put him in prison.
To: wildcard_redneck
Good, they means they’ve got nothing.
10 posted on 01/07/2025 1:48:45 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Black guy upon receiving a MAGA hat: "MURICA!")
To: Tudorfly
11 posted on 01/07/2025 1:48:57 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
To: wildcard_redneck
I had a co-worker go to India to discuss an upcoming design we were going to have them help with.
They said in a public meeting that their plan was to take every Americans job and give them to India.
He was SHOCKED.
15 years latter, we now see they were not joking.
12 posted on 01/07/2025 1:49:10 PM PST by Zathras
To: PeterPrinciple
13 posted on 01/07/2025 1:49:23 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
To: wildcard_redneck
Majority Caucasian on Subcontinental Caucasian racism?
To: wildcard_redneck
I'm a racist
You're a racist
He's a racist
She's a racist
We're all racists
Wouldn't you like to be a racist too?
15 posted on 01/07/2025 1:50:37 PM PST by BigEdLB (Bye-bye Brandon)
To: wildcard_redneck
16 posted on 01/07/2025 1:50:42 PM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
To: wildcard_redneck
Racist my white butt! What isn’t? Suck Seaweed!
17 posted on 01/07/2025 1:50:49 PM PST by albie (U)
To: PGR88
18 posted on 01/07/2025 1:51:04 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: wildcard_redneck
19 posted on 01/07/2025 1:51:23 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: wildcard_redneck
20 posted on 01/07/2025 1:51:25 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Black guy upon receiving a MAGA hat: "MURICA!")
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