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‘To our Indian community, you are home in Frisco’: Major outrage over targeting of Indians at Frisco City Council meeting

A council meeting of Frisco, a city in Texas, turned into a battleground as the major issue at the meeting was the changing demography of the city, with the number of Indian-American people growing. The timing of the meeting was also crucial — days after Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced a freeze on H-1B hiring […]

‘Indians came to America, and then they became…’: Burt Thakur speaks on ‘Indian takeover’ at Frisco council meeting

As the issue of ‘Indian takeover’ of Frisco rocked the council meeting Tuesday, pushed by influencers on social media, Frisco council’s first Indian-origin member Burt Thakur spoke about the issue and said Indians who came to America upheld American Dream because American Dream needs participation. “Somewhere along the way Indians came to America, and then […]

‘Indians dumping trash in fields, living in…’: MAGA commentator says Frisco residents are ‘sick of it’ amid ‘Indian takeover’ row

A political row broke out in Frisco, Texas, after a conservative commentator claimed residents were fed up with Indian communities in the area. She was responding to an Indian-American advocacy group that has warned of legal and civil rights action against anti-Indian hate in the state.Kaylee Campbell, a right-wing political commentator, made the remarks on […]

‘H-1B is something I have no control of’: Indian-origin Frisco councilman Burt Thakur on why he has Indian donors

Burt Thakur, the first ever Indian-American in the Frisco City Council, broke his silence over the recent H-1B questions the council, specifically Thakur himself, faced at a meeting. A video of activist Marc Palasciano asking the mayor and the council members why they have donors with Indian surnames and those who do not live in […]

‘Why do you have Indian donors who don’t live here?’: Frisco mayor asked at council meeting

A Frisco, Texas, resident posted a video of himself asking mayor Jeff Cheney about his Indian investors at a recent council meeting. The video grabbed social media attention at a time when ‘Indians in Texas’ emerged as a major issue this week after attorney Aaron Reitz, who is contesting the Texas Attorney General election, spoke […]

‘Indian takeover of Frisco’: NRI handle reacts to Texas viral video; ‘That’s not a threat, that’s diversity’

An NRI handle on Instagram replied to the viral video of ‘Indian takeover of Frisco’ and said Indians are visible at Costco because they live there, work there and pay taxes there. The video originated from a social media user who complained that there were hardly any Americans at Costco in Texas’ Frisco last weekend, […]