A furious clash over immigration, demographics, and belonging dominated a Frisco City Council meeting recently. This, after right-wing activists from across North Texas converged on the suburban Texas city to allege H-1B visa fraud.
They reportedly warned of what they described as an “Indian takeover.”
It prompted a forceful response from Indian-origin residents who said their presence strengthened the community rather than harmed it.
The packed meeting quickly became a verbal confrontation between dozens of individuals wearing America First hats, Punisher masks, and other right-wing symbols, and Indian-American citizens of Frisco.
According to reports, the gathering was mobilised after conservative social media influencers Kaylee Campbell and Marc Palasciano urged disgruntled North Texans to attend and speak out against what they framed as a massive demographic shift driven by immigration.
People came angry. Many were not from Frisco. They talked about fraud, visas, and fear. The room was loud and sharp, and the words “Indian takeover” were repeated again and again.
None of the right-wing speakers were residents of Frisco and that they had travelled from different parts of North Texas to protest what they believed was large-scale fraud in the H-1B visa programme.
One student told a media outlet that the city was changing at a speed no community could absorb without damage, and that lifelong residents raising concerns were wrongly labelled as bigots. He was also reported as saying parents were watching their children become foreigners in classrooms funded by their own tax dollars.
Data cited during the debate shows that the Indian-origin population in Frisco has risen sharply.
A city government survey found that Indians and other Asians now make up 33% of Frisco’s population, compared with 10% in 2010.
Fringe right-wing critics have linked this increase to the H-1B visa system, noting that 75% of all H-1B visas are issued to Indian professionals, according to USCIS data, published by a section of the media.
These claims gained further traction after Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered a freeze on hiring H-1B professionals, even though the Frisco City Council has no authority over federal visa policy.
They blamed the council anyway. They said the city was complicit and that the numbers proved it. No one paused to say the council cannot issue visas.
One self-proclaimed whistleblower argued at the meeting that it was not a coincidence that Frisco’s Indian population had grown alongside alleged visa fraud.
He also warned that the entire City Council could soon be Indian, and said he and his supporters opposed the visa programme because they believed it had taken jobs from Americans and driven unwanted demographic changes in North Texas.
Indian-American residents, many of whom are Frisco citizens, countered these allegations. They said that when entire communities are treated as a problem, the discussion moves away from policy and towards collective blame.
Also Read: US Firms Targeted In Anti-Indian Backlash After Trump’s H-1B Changes https://www.vibesofindia.com/us-firms-targeted-in-anti-indian-backlash-after-trumps-h-1b-changes/
