The town council assembly of Frisco Tuesday turned acrimonious with the H-1B situation and the ‘Indian takeover’ of Texas, triggering a serious social media debate. Many Frisco residents spoke about how they’re pleased dwelling with Indian immigrants; some voices got here out as excessive. MAGA influencer Kaylee Campbell, who was gathering help for the Frisco Metropolis Council assembly on social media, slammed pastor David Lessner for allegedly taking the facet of the Indians in a Fb submit. “I am a white one that feels extremely protected and extremely blessed to dwell the place I dwell. Round 50% of our neighbors are of Indian (or related area) origin. In case you do not wish to dwell in McKinney/Frisco since you’re uncomfortable with non-white individuals, I am pleased to eat your share of samosas and dwell in relative prosperity,” the pastor at United Methodist Church in Arlington wrote. The submit was later not discovered.
Calling this blatant racism, Lessner wrote that if Frisco and McKinney are what ‘Indian takeover’ appears to be like like, ‘signal me up’. “For individuals who suppose immigration is a ‘liberal’ drawback, Frisco and McKinney are two cities that conservatives can depend on for votes with out hardly needing to marketing campaign,” Lessner mentioned. The assembly turned a flashpoint for on-line commentators as a troop of Webelos Scouts led the assembly’s pledge of allegiance, and several other youngsters in that group have been of Indian origin. A number of audio system on the assembly have been of Indian origin Campbell additionally attacked Consultant Jared Patterson for his message rejecting hatred towards the Indian neighborhood. “We, in Frisco, as a neighborhood, ought to resoundingly REJECT the outright racist rhetoric on-line and at tonight’s Frisco Metropolis Council assembly towards our buddies and neighbors within the Indian neighborhood,” Patterson apparently wrote earlier than the assembly. Burt Thakur, the primary Indian-American member of the Frisco Metropolis Council, addressed the ‘Indian’ situation on the assembly and mentioned Indians who got here to America turned People and contributed to American Dream.
