Hate messages against Indian immigrants surge on US social media

[Cpt. Rishwat]

It seems to be becoming a theme in the western world. Indians shouldn't be so shocked, they are not indiginous people so the locals will always turn at some point.

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The uptick in discrimination and bigotry can be tracked across social media platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and X, often attached to the H-1B work-based visa.

H-1B visas allow for U.S. companies to employ foreign nationals who are often skilled in specific industries, such as tech. The majority of applicants for the H-1B come from India, with 71 percent of H-1B visa holders coming from India alone in 2024, according to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

During the 2024 election season, with two prominent women of South Asian background under the national spotlight, now-second lady Usha Vance and the Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, faced public speculation regarding their identities.

Vance, who is the daughter of Indian immigrants, has faced online xenophobia while her husband has faced scrutiny for marrying her, the criticism rooted in white supremacist values.

The anti-Indian racism seen against politicians has impacted Indian and South Asian communities across the country.

According to the AAPI Equity Alliance's Stop AAPI Hate Report, more than 75 percent of anti-Asian slurs targeted South Asians between December 2024 and January 2025. Moonshot, a group that targets online terrorism, found more than 44,000 slurs targeting South Asians in extremist online spaces during May and June of this year.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/h...migrants-surge-on-us-social-media/ar-AA1LviKa

 

[JaDed]

Well we are the flavor of the season cap, i know you cant hide your glee but the flavor always change, except in Europe.

 

[Technics 1210]

Excellent news.

Let the social media spotlight focus on real threats to humanity - Zionism and Hindutva!

 

[Suleiman]

Time to give Zelensky a call, he’ll know what to do!!

 

[sweep_shot]

Yes.

Indians themselves are to be blamed. A large percentage of them are uncivilized on social media (including many on PP forum).

 

[Technics 1210]

Time to give Zelensky a call, he’ll know what to do!!

Exclusive interviews with FHM/Vogue?

 

[Champ_Pal]

Excellent news.

Let the social media spotlight focus on real threats to humanity - Zionism and Hindutva!

Sure. Islamists are a great boon to humanity and best people. They never get involved in riots, conversions, bombings and hate crimes in Western world. Only Hindutva and Zionism does that.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Yes.

Indians themselves are to be blamed. A large percentage of them are uncivilized on social media (including many on PP forum).

Says the guy that spews venom on India.

Preach the truth about uncivilized Indians to your brothers who risk their lives to illegally enter India and work there for a few rupees.

 

[guard]

Sure. Islamists are a great boon to humanity and best people. They never get involved in riots, conversions, bombings and hate crimes in Western world. Only Hindutva and Zionism does that.

Hypocritical pseudo atheists are whole level by themselves.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Behind the West’s rising dislike of Indian migrants

An ethnically assertive and prosperous community — very aware of and very vocal about the rise of the country of its roots — has invited native wrath

www.hindustantimes.com

The setting up of new temples across the US, particularly the BAPS Swaminarayan temple in New Jersey (the largest Hindu temple outside Asia), and a slew of organisations aimed at drumming up support from wealthy Indians in the US for political gains back home, added to all of this.


This snowballed as the number of Indian migrants grew — between 2010 and 2020, Indians became the second-largest migrant community in the US after the Mexicans. This trend of migration was reflected across the world, with the World Migration Report 2024 noting that Indians were the largest migrant group in 2022; Pakistanis and Bangladeshis formed much smaller migrant wholes.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

@Rajdeep

How is building the biggest Hindu temple in New Jersey integrating with the local culture? Isn't this the same sort of behaviour you have criticised Muslims for when they build mosques in the UK?

 

[The_KING]

Indians deserve it.

 

[JaDed]

Behind the West’s rising dislike of Indian migrants

An ethnically assertive and prosperous community — very aware of and very vocal about the rise of the country of its roots — has invited native wrath

www.hindustantimes.com

Official figures show 334 of 426 people arrested in 22 European Union (EU) countries for terrorism-related offences were linked to jihadist terrorism. Rabid Islamist preachers such as the UK’s Anjem Choudary have functioned with impunity. Choudary continued his radicalisation lectures across North America despite the banning of his group, Al Mujahiroun. A question was raised in the European Parliament about the two million euros of foreign funding received by the Örebro Mosque in Sweden, where the preacher was found to be an ISIS recruiter. At the al-Muhsinin Mosque in Bonn, radical preachers encouraged the faithful to attend “al-Qaeda training camps”. Mosques, institutes, and study centres with links to the Muslim Brotherhood were also funded in France.

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While Islamophobia is tied to the threat of terror, anti-Indianism is not. What is apparent is the marked shift from the era when Indians were known to live quietly and unobtrusively to the one in which “nationalist”, “ethnically aware” Indians are being wooed by the political establishments in their adopted countries, for the influence they are perceived to hold in their communities

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Only because you are sharing the article, that’s from the article.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Official figures show 334 of 426 people arrested in 22 European Union (EU) countries for terrorism-related offences were linked to jihadist terrorism. Rabid Islamist preachers such as the UK’s Anjem Choudary have functioned with impunity. Choudary continued his radicalisation lectures across North America despite the banning of his group, Al Mujahiroun. A question was raised in the European Parliament about the two million euros of foreign funding received by the Örebro Mosque in Sweden, where the preacher was found to be an ISIS recruiter. At the al-Muhsinin Mosque in Bonn, radical preachers encouraged the faithful to attend “al-Qaeda training camps”. Mosques, institutes, and study centres with links to the Muslim Brotherhood were also funded in France.

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While Islamophobia is tied to the threat of terror, anti-Indianism is not. What is apparent is the marked shift from the era when Indians were known to live quietly and unobtrusively to the one in which “nationalist”, “ethnically aware” Indians are being wooed by the political establishments in their adopted countries, for the influence they are perceived to hold in their communities

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Only because you are sharing the article, that’s from the article.

Well the anti-Indian sentiment is a big topic for Indians at the moment, so it merits discussion. The Islamophobia sentiment has been chugging along in the background for at least a couple of decades so not as noticeable.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Indians deserve it.

I don't think they deserve it bro.

Let's not stoop to the level of some of the hate filled Indians.

We should collectively push back against racism.

 

[The_KING]

I don't think they deserve it bro.

Let's not stoop to the level of some of the hate filled Indians.

We should collectively push back against racism.

You are right bro.

 

[Technics 1210]

The cult are only to blame for the rise of Indophobia.

Canada, Amreeka, UK, Germany, France - to name but a few - are going nutz over the influx of the cult.

As for the cult crying over the $100K H1B visa fee, we know which side their bread is buttered on, and its not on the Indian side.

Modi's India thought trying to infiltrate the world before building their own country was a good idea, well, it sent them back 1000 of years.

10 more years of Modi please.

 

[Champ_Pal]

When people here hate Indians, it includes all subcontinent people. Basically brown people. They label anyone that looks brown and Indian as Indian. They cannot tell an Indian apart from Srilankans, Bangladeshis, Pakistanis and majority Nepalese. We all look the same to them. So anyone saying Indians deserve it are also saying their own country men deserve it too.

Just like every East Asian is either a Chinese or Japanese, every South Asia is an Indian.

 

[IAJ]

Sure. Islamists are a great boon to humanity and best people. They never get involved in riots, conversions, bombings and hate crimes in Western world. Only Hindutva and Zionism does that.

What made you come out and defend Hindutva and Zionism by attacking Islam? You being atheist should have ignored this post. Do you also critisize Hindutva and Zionism where you see 'Islamists' are critisized? PS! I am not talking about Indians now.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

When people here hate Indians, it includes all subcontinent people. Basically brown people. They label anyone that looks brown and Indian as Indian. They cannot tell an Indian apart from Srilankans, Bangladeshis, Pakistanis and majority Nepalese. We all look the same to them. So anyone saying Indians deserve it are also saying their own country men deserve it too.

Just like every East Asian is either a Chinese or Japanese, every South Asia is an Indian.

Agreed bro.

I used to say same thing to you guys when many of you would gleefully talk about the hate Muslims were getting, as if Indians were exempt.

Minority groups should align and confront racism head on. Not trying to through each other under the bus. As a Pakistani origin man I will try my utmost to defend any Indian from racism, even though it's likely he wouldn't have xtend the same to me.

 

[Champ_Pal]

What made you come out and defend Hindutva and Zionism by attacking Islam? You being atheist should have ignored this post. Do you also critisize Hindutva and Zionism where you see 'Islamists' are critisized? PS! I am not talking about Indians now.

I had to educate people over here who seems to confuse Hindutva with Hinduism or a religion in general.

I always criticized the Oct 7 attack by Hamas. When they cannot defend their citizens, they should not attack a regional super power. While Hamas is still hiding and running, it was the poor citizens facing the guns and bombs everyday. My criticism is always towards Hamas who are a Terrorist organization. Not people of Gaza.

Hamas is an Islamist and Terrorist organization. They do not want peace. If they cared about peace and the life of Gazans, they would have dropped weapons by now, returned all the hostages and sat down for peace talks long time ago. They thought that the entire Muslim world will join forces against Israel. No Muslim country came to their aid other than blowing hot air from hundreds and thousands of miles away. Funny they want the Western world who are in bed with Israel to take action against Israel while they do not demand any such thing from their own nations. No protests in Riyadh, Dubai, Qatar, Dhaka and Ankara demanding their governments to join forces against Israel. Totally confused people.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

When people here hate Indians, it includes all subcontinent people. Basically brown people. They label anyone that looks brown and Indian as Indian. They cannot tell an Indian apart from Srilankans, Bangladeshis, Pakistanis and majority Nepalese. We all look the same to them. So anyone saying Indians deserve it are also saying their own country men deserve it too.

Just like every East Asian is either a Chinese or Japanese, every South Asia is an Indian.

But Indians have been on here for years telling us how Muslims fail to integrate, unlike the sooper successful Indians. One of your most prominent spokesmen @Rajdeep has proudly attended the anti-immigrant rallies on this basis. You need to save your hand wringing for his type. You yourself in fact have been one of the biggest critics of Muslims for failing to integrate, so what are you worried about anyway?

You can nod your head and explain in your thick Indian accent that you are actually just like the white sahib. See how far that gets you.

 

[IAJ]

I had to educate people over here who seems to confuse Hindutva with Hinduism or a religion in general.

I always criticized the Oct 7 attack by Hamas. When they cannot defend their citizens, they should not attack a regional super power. While Hamas is still hiding and running, it was the poor citizens facing the guns and bombs everyday. My criticism is always towards Hamas who are a Terrorist organization. Not people of Gaza.

Hamas is an Islamist and Terrorist organization. They do not want peace. If they cared about peace and the life of Gazans, they would have dropped weapons by now, returned all the hostages and sat down for peace talks long time ago. They thought that the entire Muslim world will join forces against Israel. No Muslim country came to their aid other than blowing hot air from hundreds and thousands of miles away. Funny they want the Western world who are in bed with Israel to take action against Israel while they do not demand any such thing from their own nations. No protests in Riyadh, Dubai, Qatar, Dhaka and Ankara demanding their governments to join forces against Israel. Totally confused people.

You haven’t answered my question. The poster you quoted was talking about Hindutva and Zionism, but you brought in ‘Islamists’ out of the blue, hence my question.

 

[Champ_Pal]

You haven’t answered my question. The poster you quoted was talking about Hindutva and Zionism, but you brought in ‘Islamists’ out of the blue, hence my question.

When did I say i support Israel completely taking over Gaza? If that is what you mean by Zionism.

I do not support it. I am always in favor of 2 state solution. Hamas has not dropped the weapons. The war is still on.

 

[JaDed]

Well the anti-Indian sentiment is a big topic for Indians at the moment, so it merits discussion. The Islamophobia sentiment has been chugging along in the background for at least a couple of decades so not as noticeable.

Yes.. do you agree with the article though, is it because of the mentioned reasons.

 

[The_KING]

When people here hate Indians, it includes all subcontinent people. Basically brown people. They label anyone that looks brown and Indian as Indian. They cannot tell an Indian apart from Srilankans, Bangladeshis, Pakistanis and majority Nepalese. We all look the same to them. So anyone saying Indians deserve it are also saying their own country men deserve it too.

Just like every East Asian is either a Chinese or Japanese, every South Asia is an Indian.

We Pakistanis say the same thing when people use the offensive P word. A racist won't be able to distinguish between Pakistani, Indians, Bangladeshs, etc. But you guys take glee in Pakistanis getting hate, but cry when Indians start getting hate.

 

[Technics 1210]

It is now a growing fact, Indians, Inc the cult, do not assimilate in the UK.

Time to expose the truth.

 

[Technics 1210]

We Pakistanis say the same thing when people use the offensive P word. A racist won't be able to distinguish between Pakistani, Indians, Bangladeshs, etc. But you guys take glee in Pakistanis getting hate, but cry when Indians start getting hate.

It is now offensive for a Pakistani to be branded or mistakenly identified as an Indian/Cult.

I would take the P-word in droves than be considered a member of the cult.

 

[guard]

I had to educate people over here who seems to confuse Hindutva with Hinduism or a religion in general.

I always criticized the Oct 7 attack by Hamas. When they cannot defend their citizens, they should not attack a regional super power. While Hamas is still hiding and running, it was the poor citizens facing the guns and bombs everyday. My criticism is always towards Hamas who are a Terrorist organization. Not people of Gaza.

Hamas is an Islamist and Terrorist organization. They do not want peace. If they cared about peace and the life of Gazans, they would have dropped weapons by now, returned all the hostages and sat down for peace talks long time ago. They thought that the entire Muslim world will join forces against Israel. No Muslim country came to their aid other than blowing hot air from hundreds and thousands of miles away. Funny they want the Western world who are in bed with Israel to take action against Israel while they do not demand any such thing from their own nations. No protests in Riyadh, Dubai, Qatar, Dhaka and Ankara demanding their governments to join forces against Israel. Totally confused people.

If only if it was that simple..