So I'm an 2nd gen Indian American (meaning American born Indian immigrant parents) and the sheer ignorance on this topic, even more than the racism, is astounding.
First of all, these are almost all 2nd gen Indian Americans as well and there is a lot of them at UT Austin because of this: UT is the top school in the state, there are a lot of 2nd gen Indians in Texas who are smart and get good grades, and affirmative action is gone. Large schools also have Ethnic frats and social bubbles so this is just one part of the student section.
2nd, I'm actually pretty anti-H1B precisely because I believe that very smart and capable 2nd gen Asians and Indians are the most affected. Ive seen many of my smart friends struggle in the job market because they have to compete with H1Bs who will get kicked out of the country and will accept lower pay.
You know why the racists are so triggered by the multicolored UT students? UT is the flagship public university in Texas and requires the best grades to get into.
The problem with folks like Cornyn who condemn overt racism is that folks who sounded like him managed to keep the riffraff out of elite institutions for decades on end without any explicit racism. Hmmm.
Last time I checked 70% of US senators were white men.
BTW, I noticed that women of any type were undercounted in the UT crowd.
Sean Davis in the bigot column is interesting: he tried for a while to keep The Federalist as a true-conservative outlet while all along he was getting measured for his Klan robe.
No one hates the Indians. They have a whole country of 1.5 billion co-ethnics where they can live, thrive, and be welcome. They should be there, not here.
In general, while onesies and twosies of non-Western immigrants can be fine, as long as they’re educated, Westernized, and “pre-assimilated", mass migration of people from non-Western cultures causes enormous societal problems, especially when assimilation is not demanded and forced on the immigrants. We've seen many of these problems with various non-Western cultures in the US (and Canada and the UK) already.
For Indian migrants in particular, I defer to Jayant Bhandari:
It’s not larping if that’s the culture of those kids. They grew up in Texas, hence they act Texan—a natural consequence of being Texan. They would struggle to fit in if they went to India, as they are not Indian. You linking one person is not very rigorous proof of your claim, especially considering that all empirical evidence is against it with regards to the specific immigrants we are discussing.
So I'm an 2nd gen Indian American (meaning American born Indian immigrant parents) and the sheer ignorance on this topic, even more than the racism, is astounding.
First of all, these are almost all 2nd gen Indian Americans as well and there is a lot of them at UT Austin because of this: UT is the top school in the state, there are a lot of 2nd gen Indians in Texas who are smart and get good grades, and affirmative action is gone. Large schools also have Ethnic frats and social bubbles so this is just one part of the student section.
2nd, I'm actually pretty anti-H1B precisely because I believe that very smart and capable 2nd gen Asians and Indians are the most affected. Ive seen many of my smart friends struggle in the job market because they have to compete with H1Bs who will get kicked out of the country and will accept lower pay.
Classic take. Don't kick me out, I am the good Indian. Kick the others out because they're taking our jobs.
You know why the racists are so triggered by the multicolored UT students? UT is the flagship public university in Texas and requires the best grades to get into.
The problem with folks like Cornyn who condemn overt racism is that folks who sounded like him managed to keep the riffraff out of elite institutions for decades on end without any explicit racism. Hmmm.
Last time I checked 70% of US senators were white men.
BTW, I noticed that women of any type were undercounted in the UT crowd.
Racist righties. Shocking.
It’s reasonable to oppose illegal immigration. But these folks are much more based than that.
Crazy lefties are no better of course. It’s always the horseshoe.
Sean Davis in the bigot column is interesting: he tried for a while to keep The Federalist as a true-conservative outlet while all along he was getting measured for his Klan robe.
Not a Ewan, Mirabel or Alec to be seen in the crowd…
I hope not. This is America, not Europe!
No one hates the Indians. They have a whole country of 1.5 billion co-ethnics where they can live, thrive, and be welcome. They should be there, not here.
Why?
In general, while onesies and twosies of non-Western immigrants can be fine, as long as they’re educated, Westernized, and “pre-assimilated", mass migration of people from non-Western cultures causes enormous societal problems, especially when assimilation is not demanded and forced on the immigrants. We've seen many of these problems with various non-Western cultures in the US (and Canada and the UK) already.
For Indian migrants in particular, I defer to Jayant Bhandari:
https://youtu.be/-1Mg4nXJ21Y?si=AFZmpW9gRNygNoGQ
The Indian kids rocking Stetson hats and the Texas burnt orange aren’t Westernized enough for ya?
LARPers? No. Watch Bhandari's video.
It’s not larping if that’s the culture of those kids. They grew up in Texas, hence they act Texan—a natural consequence of being Texan. They would struggle to fit in if they went to India, as they are not Indian. You linking one person is not very rigorous proof of your claim, especially considering that all empirical evidence is against it with regards to the specific immigrants we are discussing.
Honest inquiry - can you point me to the empirical evidence you are citing please.
What the hell are you even talking about. And no I'm not watching your video. Make the argument yourself
I thought you were responding to the assimilation issue. Is there empirical evidence on 2nd generation assimilation/westernization?