A social media post by a MAGA supporter has sparked a heated debate online after she criticized the growing number of Indian-American families in Forsyth County, Georgia.The user, who goes by the name Kate, blamed the H-1B visa program for what she described as Indian professionals dominating local jobs, housing markets and schools.According to her claims, about 35,000 Indian-American families now live in the district, which she said is changing the local demographic landscape.
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Kate accused companies of hiring foreign workers instead of Americans, and said that the immigration system allows immigrants to build a life in the United States without fully identifying them as Americans. “Companies based in Atlanta and Alpharetta exclusively hire foreign workers.
Now every county in the country does! She concluded her speech by saying: “This is how we lose America.”
Many in the comments echoed this sentiment, criticizing the growing numbers of Indian Americans in the country while calling for their deportation.“And the thing that doesn’t get talked about enough is: Taxpayers are stuck paying for their kids to go to school, on top of them losing jobs. We never voted to let all these people in – they need to go home,” one user wrote.
Another added: “We have the same problem in New Jersey! Americans are denied access to departments, companies, and even entire industries. Americans are being discriminated against and it’s infuriating.” “Why can’t people from India stay in India?” one asked.
Forsyth County: The Growing “Little India.”
From high schools to offices, American Indians dominate the halls and offices of most public spaces in Forsyth County, located in the northeast region of Georgia. The county, once known for its white population and the expulsion of its African-American population in 1912, came under community control with the influx of immigrants in 2010. To the shock of many Native Americans, it is now one of the most populated American Indian counties in the state. According to usafacts.org, the county’s Asian population tripled from 2010 to 2022. Nearly 35,000 American Indians reside in Forsyth County, according to recent census-based estimates.
Not only their population, but also their culture dominates the high school where the Indian festivals of kite flying and Garba are officially celebrated. For American Indians, this eliminates the struggle of belonging, and for indigenous people, this provides insight into a new culture. “Last year we planned a really big Garba night at Lambert, and that really made me feel at home with my own culture because I was able to experience spreading it to other people who were not just Indian and were from different backgrounds,” Sneha Ramineni, a student at Lambert, told NRI Pulse.“Honestly, I will attend these events,” said Kasia Romanczyk, a non-Indian student at the school. “Obviously I’d rather go with someone who knows it so they can introduce me to it, but that’s true for any event.”While the students may be fine with the cultural exchange, the boycott appears to raise a warning signal to MAGA Americans who are already complaining about Indian Americans residing legally in the country, as they have not yet been deported. Ironically, this is an invitation to the place where the late civil rights activist Jesse Jackson once carried out a Brotherhood march in 1987, to protest the county’s history of racial exclusion and violence. Today, the county stands as a very different place demographically, reflecting the changing face of modern America.
