US man calls Indians ‘parasites’ after questioning their jobs at DC airport

[andhra_jp]

'All you parasites: Why not just make India great again? Or do you need the British back to do that?' American musician and builder Sean Carpenter wrote on X. The viral rant highlights escalating anti-immigrant rhetoric and H-1B visa debates in the US.

 

A US man has sparked outrage among Indian social media users after he posted on X, questioning why Indians were employed in airport gate agent roles in Washington DC, and labelling them “parasites”. The incident drew sharp condemnation from Indians, and support from MAGA warriors.

Musician and builder Sean Carpenter (@TheUltimateSean) ignited the controversy with his initial post: "Sitting in the DC airport, listening to three gate agents speaking Hindi behind me. Tell me why we need Indians to work the gates at airports again? H1-B is a complete fraud." The H1-B programme visa allows foreign guest workers to take up specialised jobs in the US.

 

Carpenter's post quickly garnered over 11,000 views and elicited a wave of angry reactions from Indians, who widely condemned it as a racist rant. He subsequently deleted the backlash from Indians on his initial post and called them "parasites." "All you parasites: Why not just make India great again? Or do you need the British back to do that?" he wrote.

Responding to accusations of racism, Carpenter asserted, "I love that they're claiming "racism" is somewhere in here, as if I care what they think. For the parasites: It's not racist to expect an airport gate agent to be able to speak English clearly, nor to want jobs to go to Americans first."

When another X user, Kshitij Kiran Karnik (@kkarnik03), commented: "Person distressed by presence of foreign airport workers! Here are some options, a) try breathing exercises to relieve stress, b) change outlook in life, and if that doesn’t work, c) stop air travel," Carpenter countered: "'Distressed' wasn't exactly the emotion I was feeling. How about (d) galvanise heaps of support for abolishing our broken visa laws? Because that's what I'm doing, and all the responses to me only help!"

This incident is not an isolated backlash against H1-B visas. Recently, Walmart’s decision to lay off nearly 1,500 employees led to MAGA supporters falsely accusing the retail giant of replacing American workers with foreign employees on H-1B visas. This speculation gained momentum as users targeted Walmart’s global tech division and even singled out Indian-origin CTO Suresh Kumar, despite a complete lack of evidence to support these claims.

According to Bloomberg, the Walmart layoffs are, in fact, part of a broader restructuring effort aimed at "streamlining operations and enhancing decision-making efficiency." The affected roles span across Walmart’s US e-commerce segment, its advertising division Walmart Connect, and other departments, not solely the global tech unit often associated with H-1B hires.

The episode at the DC airport underscores the escalating anti-immigrant sentiment in certain quarters of the US, with H1-B visas and foreign workers, particularly those of Indian origin, becoming frequent targets of unfounded accusations.

 

'Need competent, quality people in US': DOnald Trump on H-1B visa

In January, US President Donald Trump, took a nuanced stance on the ongoing debate surrounding the H-1B visa programme and highlighted the importance of bringing skilled individuals into the country.

“I like both sides of the argument,” he said when asked about the contentious issue among his support base. “But I also like very competent people coming into our country, even if that involves them training and helping other people that may not have the qualifications they do. I’m not just talking about engineers — I’m talking about people at all levels.”

Trump acknowledged his personal familiarity with the H-1B programme, noting that he had utilised it himself. “H-1B, I know the programme very well. I use the programme. Maître d', wine experts, even waiters, high-quality waiters — you’ve got to get the best people,” he noted.

[yslokesh]

Thappu yeemundhi?

India lo vunna casteism and regionalism and language based discrimination kanna ee racism better.

 

[Thokkalee]

H1 mida airport lo work cheyyaleru.. it is misinformation that all Indians here are on h1.. millions of them are citizens and on green cards.. they are eligible to work any job.. 

[Marsmangalodu]

5 hours ago, yslokesh said:

Thappu yeemundhi?

India lo vunna casteism and regionalism and language based discrimination kanna ee racism better.

 

Ha ha ochhadandi erripooku with his whataboutism ready to lick magats

[Assam_Bhayya]

39 minutes ago, Thokkalee said:

H1 mida airport lo work cheyyaleru.. it is misinformation that all Indians here are on h1.. millions of them are citizens and on green cards.. they are eligible to work any job.. 

plus many of them are on investment EB5 visa as well.

Reality enti ante, Indians are the least on the list of freeloaders, food stampers etc., lowest count/% in public charge group as well.

yethunicity wise chuste, high percentage tax payers kuda.

inkem kavalnanta, vallak g lo duradha pedithe kuda H1b gallu karanam ante inga em cheyalem. 

[saravamnene]

47 minutes ago, Thokkalee said:

H1 mida airport lo work cheyyaleru.. it is misinformation that all Indians here are on h1.. millions of them are citizens and on green cards.. they are eligible to work any job.. 

nuvuv cheppindi correct e braderu..but US aiport lo tellodi announcedment ki mana desi gaadi sagam sagam english announcement ki difference ledanatava

our people many cannot spell Massachusetts properly...

[phatposts]

idanta edo name sake popularity kosam. headlines ni pattukuni edo leech publicity anthe. 

Asalu outsourcing ni encourage chese CEOs ni emi cheyyakunda idanta fluff. 

[enigmatic]

globalization ni evadu emi aapaleru. idi ee roju kaadu 40-50 yrs nundi jarugutondi. 

[desiboys]

7 minutes ago, Assam_Bhayya said:

plus many of them are on investment EB5 visa as well.

Reality enti ante, Indians are the least on the list of freeloaders, food stampers etc., lowest count/% in public charge group as well.

yethunicity wise chuste, high percentage tax payers kuda.

inkem kavalnanta, vallak g lo duradha pedithe kuda H1b gallu karanam ante inga em cheyalem. 

canada aithey ghoram.. galli galli ki desi families unnayi anta. now desis are buying homes even in edmonton.

@kevinUsa

 

https://x.com/GdfnShirts/status/1926876640853844316

 

[Assam_Bhayya]

Just now, desiboys said:

canada aithey ghoram.. galli galli ki desi families unnayi anta. now desis are buying homes even in edmonton.

@kevinUsa

 

https://x.com/GdfnShirts/status/1926876640853844316

 

tax lu pay chesthunnam kada anna

[desiboys]

5 minutes ago, Assam_Bhayya said:

tax lu pay chesthunnam kada anna

taxes locals kooda paying no ? The whole point of immigration is to westernize the backward 3rd world countries but boomerang aythundi

[11_MohanReddy]

29 minutes ago, saravamnene said:

nuvuv cheppindi correct e braderu..but US aiport lo tellodi announcedment ki mana desi gaadi sagam sagam english announcement ki difference ledanatava

our people many cannot spell Massachusetts properly...

Credit card companies lo Indian call centers tho matladinappudu levani nooru ippudu enduku lestondi

[Democraticcompulsion]

Vallu citizens ayyi untaru. Assuming nationality and visa status is his absolute shitty racism.

[Thokkalee]

47 minutes ago, saravamnene said:

nuvuv cheppindi correct e braderu..but US aiport lo tellodi announcedment ki mana desi gaadi sagam sagam english announcement ki difference ledanatava

our people many cannot spell Massachusetts properly...

First of all, not everyone is allowed to make announcements.. the admins allow only ppl with clear, striking and good accent voice to make announcements..

even in elementary schools where kids make announcements or read news etc, not all kids are allowed.. 

[Thokkalee]

56 minutes ago, Assam_Bhayya said:

plus many of them are on investment EB5 visa as well.

Reality enti ante, Indians are the least on the list of freeloaders, food stampers etc., lowest count/% in public charge group as well.

yethunicity wise chuste, high percentage tax payers kuda.

inkem kavalnanta, vallak g lo duradha pedithe kuda H1b gallu karanam ante inga em cheyalem. 

We compete with educated Americans for high paying white collar jobs and they are affected by us moving here.. they are the ones who are active on social media and have a bigger voice, not the ppl who work blue collar jobs..

blue collar jobs are at risk bcoz of uncontrolled immigration.. they lose their housing, impacted with high crime, lose their jobs etc…