US Rep. Brandon Gill is facing heavy criticism online over his comment on the hiring of Indians in 7-Eleven stores in the US. In a video quickly gaining traction on X (formerly Twitter), Gill said the idea of America bringing a 7-Eleven worker from India or elsewhere in the world to work at a gas station, due to a shortage of Americans willing to do the job, is “foolish” and “stupid.”
““We don’t need to import 7-Eleven workers from India or anywhere around the world. Hire Americans,” he wrote in a caption on the post while sharing the video.
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US lawmaker Brandon Gill’s statement, Chhat Puja, sparks outrage, and Indian diaspora responds strongly
Gill appeared on The Benny Show, hosted by YouTuber Benny Johnson and talked about the growing immigrant demographics in areas like Frisco, Texas. He blamed illegal and legal immigration through the H-1B visa system, citing the example of 7-Eleven workers from India as fraudsters.
He also claimed that people have set up fake businesses in the country and started exodus as soon as they are settled. He added: “These things have to end at some point, and I think that point has ended now.”
His comment stemmed from a video filmed inside a 7-Eleven store in Texas, posted by controversial YouTuber Tyler Oliveira. In the clip, an Indian employee at the store stated that he is in the country on an H-1B visa and is originally from the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.
The video was later shared by AF Post on
“Gill, who represents Texas’ 26th Congressional District, responded to the video with a call to ban H-1B visas, writing, “H-1B is a scam and should be abolished.”The irony, as many social media users pointed out, is that Gill is married to an Indian woman.
His wife, Danielle D’Souza, is the daughter of Trump ally Dinesh D’Souza, who was born in Mumbai and immigrated to the United States in 1978. Danielle D’Souza Gill is an American conservative author, commentator, and activist who has been actively involved in the Women for Trump coalition while also appearing on Fox News and Newsmax.Gill is facing heavy criticism for his comments about Indians, with many netizens criticizing him over his marriage to a woman of Indian origin. “A really strange statement from a man who is married to an Indian woman, and whose family is Indian. He publicly preaches white nationalism, but in the bedroom, he’s a third worldist. The racist version of the closeted gay priest,” one user on X wrote. Another added: “Gas stations don’t pay well, no one wants to work there. The overt racism from a member of Congress is crazy.” Others wrote: “So why are you marrying an Indian brother,” and “Do you consider your in-laws an import, Congressman? Feel a little ashamed.” Despite his personal ties to an immigrant family, Gill is known for being outspoken about his anti-immigration stance. Previously, he would turn to X to argue that immigration is not inherently beneficial simply because it is legal. In another post, he shared photos of California from 1960 to 2025, comparing the two and claiming that mass immigration has made America “unrecognizable.” Interestingly, all of his posts on the issue were accompanied by similar reminders of his wife’s immigrant roots.
