Why So Many Indians Are Moving to Texas – Transcript

00:00I came here on H1B. >> It's not racist. >> You would not think this is Houston, Texas. You just wouldn't. Texas is being transformed by the Indian community. From allegations of immigration fraud and concerns about Indians assimilating into American culture to Indian-owned businesses and their growing influence in our politics. There's a lot to discuss on this topic and whether or not this is a good thing for Texas. That's exactly what we're been getting into in this video. So, if you like this type of honest and real commentary, be sure to

00:26subscribe. Let's dive right into this video. I came here on H1B 2004. So everybody was Americans. But the fast forward now you don't see any Americans. >> This is Frisco, Texas, a once quiet farm town turned home to one of the largest and fastest growing.

00:41>> You would think this is India. Like like when you imagine what Texas is, especially if you're someone that's watching Spongebob and you think of Sandy Cheeks and you think of Texas, good old down in Texas, you think of like Yeehaw Cowboy Southern, not India.

00:57Like this is crazy. >> Indian communities in America. As the Indian population exploded from less than 2% to almost 20% Indian in the last 20 years, many Texans are outraged declaring there has been an Indian.

01:12>> And before we even dive more into this, I want to just off the bat just say I have no problem with like Indians themselves. The color, like the race, I have no problem with that. It's more so like the culture behind it. Perfect example that I can just give everybody real quick so we're all kind of get on the same page is when you are someone that says, "Oh, I want to travel to Japan. I want to travel to Italy. I want to

01:39travel to Athens, Greece." You already have an idea in your head of what Japan is going to be like. what Athens, Greece is going to be like, what Sicily, Italy is going to be like because of what we learned throughout history, what we see online, you go with that expectation of getting that experience and that culture. So why is it that we have this okay expectation of like, oh, I want to go to Greece. I want to go to Tokyo. I

02:07want to go to the Philippines. You want to experience all these different cultures and ethnicities, right? But why don't we have that same standard on America? Why is it that for someone wanting to preserve what American is, what Texas is, that's deemed as racist or wrong when we have the same expectations when we go travel to other countries. So why can't we have our own expectation on our own country? Cuz when you think of Texas, you think of barbecue, southern food, ranches, you think of like outdoor stuff. Like you

02:35think of just Texas. You don't think of New Delhi. Like you you just don't. I pulled up to the Frisco town hall meeting to witness the clash of heritage Texans and their new Indian neighbors. >> Where are you from? >> Hyderabad. >> Hyderabad. >> Hyderabad. >> I'm from India. I'm >> from India.

02:50>> Where in India? Hyderabad. >> Why do you think Frisco became such a big hub for Indians? >> They have their own community here. >> No, it's not like that. >> Not like that here in Frisco. >> No. Motherland India or Texas, USA? >> No, obviously motherland India. >> Obviously motherland India. Hyderabad. >> It's like then why are you here? What's the point of you being here if you're going to be so ruden and tootin for your home country? I've never understood that. I never could get behind that idea of you coming to another country but then still repping the one you left. You didn't have to leave. If it's so good,

03:18you can just go back. Like that's totally fine. That's not a bad thing to say. Again, it's not even the Indians themselves. It's them moving here and not assimilating. Them moving here and bringing all of their norms and their culture here again when we already have like what American is. That's a little it's a little flexible. Y'all want to say America's a melting pot. America's a melting pot. America's a mosaic. Okay?

03:42There's a mosaic where it's a bunch of different communities tolerating each other, living next to each other, but there's no melting pot. There's no blending of ideas and norms and coming up with this this core idea of like what American is like it was back in the day like during the 30s, 40s, and 50s when people were immigrating here from Europe over to New York. They were bringing their heritage, but it was also like still a proud to be an American, proud to be here, proud to be free. Now it's like you're coming here and you're

04:09bringing all your traditions, all your norms. You're not even trying to assimilate into what America is in the first place. And again, Americans love to travel to other countries and experience different cultures and norms. Why can't we maintain what America is here? Why Why is that seen as the wrong thing?

04:25>> Did you come here on H-1B? >> Yeah, I'm in H1B. >> H1B? >> Yeah. >> You're H1B? Yeah. >> Working here at 7-Eleven. >> Yeah. >> Why do you need a H1 H1B visa to work at 7-Eleven? >> Why? Why do you need a visa to come here and work at a gas station? I'm all down for like bringing in talent from around the world if it's worthwhile.

04:48if they're like bringing if they're innovative, if they're doctors, like if they're like really really adding some like it sounds kind of bad to say, but like adding a lot of value, like a humongous amount of value, I get it, but there's no reason why we can't find an American here to work at a gas station while they're building up their own dreams and future. Why is that we're bringing in people from other countries to work and run a 7-Eleven?

05:15It doesn't add up. And we know this to be a thing that's happening pretty much all over the United States. But Texas is one of those places where it's a clear hub to bringing in more cultures, more businesses, more traditions, and more cuisines. And speaking of getting to experience different cuisines, I want to thank today's sponsor, Cook Unity. No joke, I've been using them for well over a year before they reached out to my team to sponsor this channel. Nothing is frozen. It's literally made by a chef, put in the box, and it shows up at your door. Which, if you're anything like me and you grew up watching a Food Network, you'll be glad to know that you can

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06:54allowed it to turn into Mumbai and Texas. I'm going to ask you one more time in 2023. Why were 11 of your biggest donors Indians that don't live in Fris? >> I didn't expect you to answer that. >> That's a big problem in itself, too. on top of the whole H-1B visas and people really scamming the system and coming in here on a work visa when they don't even like need to. You know what I'm saying?

07:18When really instead of handing out H-1B visas, we should be focusing on hiring Americans cuz there's so many people graduating college that can't find a job when all of a sudden the jobs are out there but they're getting taken up by the visas. They're getting taken up by people who don't even live who not even like a naturalized citizen. That's where these jobs are going. And then it gets to the point where mayors are getting donations from Indians that don't even live here.

07:45Don't even live in that town. Like they're they're just getting funded. It's like it's like really scammy like lowkey hypothetically allegedly fraudulent ways of getting things passed and getting things through. >> I already know you're a coward who won't. Wes, last meeting you and Brian tried to create the narrative that you're not aware of any H1B fraud. Did you even watch Tyler Olivivera's Texas Indian invasion documentary exposing the city you're managing? Did you even reply to the email from Matthew Bonis? He sent

08:13you plenty of examples of questionable businesses in Frisco employing H-1B and one that even got $3 million in PPP loans that was forgiven. Sage it seems real interesting. What are you doing with that information now that you have it? I'm not surprised you're not answering either. And give the firefighters the new schedule. They're requesting that 88% of other fire stations around here are using. What the hell is wrong with you in the city council? B, what's up with your donor Naveen that donated $1,000 to you? He

08:41didn't list his last name and he used a shared work site as his address. And on top of that, it's even gotten to the point where like there's Indian it gets crazy. There's Indian business owners, which has no problem with that. But again, we that's when it gets to the conversation of like assimilation and all that, but there's Indian business owners, Indian very wealthy Indians who are buying up land, buying up real estate, and they're propping up uh Indian businesses. And they're getting

09:09this passed through changing zoning laws, and they're getting the zoning laws passed because it just so happened they support these candidates. They're giving kickbacks, you know, they're doing the donations. It's all politics. It's I mean this is basic politics except you add on the layer of other count's influence and like not assimilating, bringing their own cultures and ideas. Like this isn't just a Indian thing, a Somalian thing, a

09:37Jewish thing. Like this it doesn't stop there. There's lots of different towns and areas that are being taken advantage of. And for this video specifically, we're talking about the Indians in Texas. And it's gotten crazy. There's a lot going on. And again, I have to keep like I have to keep hammering this point down cuz I see how it can be spun as like very bigoted and racist, but there's nothing bigoted and racist about wanting to preserve what your town or country is. Again, we all travel.

10:04Well, I want to go to Italy. Why do you want to go to Italy? Answer that. Why do you want to go to Italy specifically? Because you have an idea and a vision of what Italy is, but if that's changing, there's no point in going. I used to have this uh dream of like going to Paris, but I don't want to go to Paris now.

10:21No. And we see that degradation of like these these these staple towns, countries, cities that happening here in America. So it's not so much as like a anti-Indian. No, if you assimilate into American culture, we cool.

10:38It's just more so you hip and holl about, oh yeah, Indians the motherland's the best. Indians the best. You're bringing all your norms and traditions and cultures. It's like you're actively erasing what America is. Like I would be a fool to go to Japan, move to Tokyo, and try to like make a little American town and force everybody to be like that. No. Granted, the Indians aren't forcing anybody to be like that, but it's like you're coming in here and like you're being shady and being very

11:05misleading and doing the donations and changing zoning laws and getting things passed and built. It's weird. It's a lot. >> >> You would not think this is Houston, Texas. You just wouldn't. You just

11:34wouldn't. You would think, "Oh, it's like India. It's somewhere in India." No, that's Texas. Okay, that's Texas. And that's what the crux of this argument and this topic is about is at what point at what point are we okay with erasing what America is? At what point are we erasing this idea of like a melting pot?