Right-wing commentator Ann Coulter has jumped into the ongoing H-1B controversy with a fresh burst of India-hate.
Reacting to Donald Trump’s recent statement that America needs certain foreign talent; a remark that triggered a meltdown in the MAGA crowd; Coulter called Indians and Chinese “cheaters.”
Speaking on a podcast, she claimed there are “photos of them crawling out of windows and passing answers to someone,” adding that America is a “high-trust society,” and that when Indians or Chinese score high, “they are probably cheating.”
Coulter went further, calling the H-1B system a “scam” and accusing Indian and Chinese workers of not just taking American jobs but “bringing their whole village” to the US.
She said immigrants bring elderly parents “to instantly go on Social Security” and warned that Americans would “end up paying for them.”
Her comments come after Trump’s Fox News interview where he softened his tone on skilled foreign workers.
Trump said the US needs specific talent, citing battery-making experts from South Korea as an example. His statement angered a large section of his base, who expected a strict anti-immigration line.
Now, the debate has escalated into a new wave of anti-India sentiment in the US, with the H-1B program; meant to help US companies hire skilled foreign professionals; again at the centre of political fire.
