Posted on 12/31/2024 1:10:43 AM PST by fluorescence
Indian-American Congressman Shri Thanedar introduces a solution against Hinduphobia amid racist attacks over immigration support.
Indian-American Congressman Shri Thanedar, a Democrat from Michigan, has spoken out against “all Hinduphobia” and racism in the United States after becoming the target of a wave of hateful rhetoric over the weekend.
The backlash came after Thanedar, born in Karnataka, India, voiced his support for the H-1B visa program and advocated for increasing legal immigration to maintain America’s competitive edge in innovation. “Unfortunately, the H1-B visa discourse has been hijacked by MAGA racism and xenophobia,” he said.
“By increasing H1-B visas and streamlining the H1-B and green card process, America maintains our edge on innovation & discovery,” Thanedar wrote in a follow-up tweet.
In response to his remarks, Thanedar was subjected to a barrage of racist and xenophobic comments, including calls for him to “go back to India.” Social media posts were filled with vitriol, with one user writing, “Can I buy you a ticket to Mumbai? One way, of course,” while another said, “You need to be denaturalized and deported.”
Thanedar responded to the hateful rhetoric by introducing a bipartisan resolution condemning Hinduphobia. He stated, “Racism in America is still alive and well, and we must stand up to it together. Just read the replies to any recent post that includes ‘H-1B’ to see the deplorable rhetoric targeting Indian Americans.”
“That's why I introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning all Hinduphobia.”
The H-1B visa program, which allows highly skilled foreign workers to work temporarily in the United States, has long been a contentious issue. Critics, particularly from MAGA circles, argue that the program undercuts American wages and replaces domestic workers with foreign labor, despite safeguards in place to prevent such misuse. Indians, who receive the majority of H-1B visas, have become a specific target.
Some critics questioned the dominance of Indian workers in the program, ignoring factors like India’s large population, English proficiency, and established pipelines for Indian students at U.S. universities.
“Our American culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence for way too long,” Vivek Ramaswamy stated, adding, “A culture that celebrates the prom queen over the math Olympiad champ…will not produce the best engineers.”
Of course he loves the H1B program. If, you are an American and a congressmen ,it is America first, Not India first. If you support India before America , then leave congress and go back to India!
Oh Lordy, another victim group.
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what ?
like being called a racist and a phobe over objecting to hb1?
that kind of hateful rhetoric ?
spit.
Oh yes
Here we go...
Most of the top Hindus in America are Brahmins. The caste that lords over them all in India. So for these clowns to pull the race card here... But many American saps fall for their “phobia” jive.
Brahmins tend to be the lighter skinned in India.
H1B scams!-— They only hire their own when they get be managers and above in the USA.
Why doesn’t India produce world-class software like the US?
“That’s why I introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning all Hinduphobia.”
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. dude.
the race card was used up by the left like a .25 cent whore.
as well as the phobia card.
Giving short shrift to India’s 14% ers...Muslims. For shame, congressman.
Democrat, of course.
I dont think the left knows what a phobia is.
They know what an a######e is or at least are shining examples of one :)
They have effectively made the word mean NOTHING to the majority of Americans...maybe a slim majority, maybe more than slim...but a majority nonetheless.
They are great at destroying words....gay, gender, phobia...
The big issue is that the one H1b visa and holder immediately serves as an anchor for entire families that flood in thereafter. More than merely their wives, husbands, and children, but many other family members too. It’s chain migration, 100%, and no one is admitting it .
b/t/w,it is H1b’s who staff the ‘fact checkers’ and community standards censors, employed by ALL the social media giants.
How many times have they pissed on you?
Deport her.
Why “Hinduphobia”? Are Indian Sikhs and muslims favored, or not feared, here in some way that bothers sahib?
My area recently got flooded with the damn Indians. They all joined my gym. The men hog the machines with pathetically low weight and they smell horrible. In between lifting 10-20 lbs they sit on their damn phones for 10 min between sets. Awful
“A culture that celebrates the trans prom queen over the math Olympiad champ…will not produce the best engineers.”
Fixed that for you Vivek.
I’m sure the British didn’t care for all that Anglophonia in India when they were running the place
It wasn't that contentious until Trump was just reelected.
Now it's being used as a diversion to take the focus off the real problem of millions of illegals that have been allowed into this country and attack Musk and Vivek.
Get rid of them and DOGE disappears.......
Shri is a tool and he has his marching orders.
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