Indian-Americans slam ‘racist’ comments by Trump supporters over visa scheme
The furore was sparked by a call from Donald Trump’s handpicked AI adviser Sriram Krishnan to remove country caps on green cards
Indian-Americans have slammed racist comments by some supporters of US-president elect Donald Trump against his handpicked artificial intelligence adviser Sriram Krishnan following Krishnan’s call to amend the country’s immigration policy.
Krishnan wrote in a post on X: “Anything to remove country caps for green cards / unlock skilled immigration would be huge ... we need the best, regardless of where they happen to be born.”
Far-right critics, particularly those aligned with Make America Great Again (MAGA) ideologies, have criticised Krishnan for his call and decried his appointment.
A user with the epithet Mrs Doubtfire posted on the X platform: “All of my dear Indian friends are calling Americans expressing dissent on open border #H1B policy ‘racist.’ Literally no one said a word about Sriram openly saying he, an ethnic-Indian, wants to give Indian nationals unlimited access to the US.”
Many Trump supporters have been pushing for the removal of the H-1B visa programme as debates intensify in the US over job concerns and the presence of foreign professionals working in the country, including those of Indian origin.
A video of far-right commentator Stew Peters and comedian Leonardo Jonie Peters spewing hate against Indian-Americans has sparked outrage among the global Indian community and made headlines in Indian media.