A post shared by U.S.-based commentator Kumar on X has triggered a sharp and emotional debate within the Indian American community, particularly around the H-4 EAD program and its impact on state and public-sector jobs in California.
The post relayed a message from an Indian tech professional who has lived in Sacramento for nearly two decades. The individual said they arrived in the U.S. in 2006 on a company-sponsored H-1B visa, while their husband, also on an H-1B, waited nearly 15 years for a green card because permanent residency was required to secure a state job.
According to the message, the long wait left the husband feeling conflicted when he saw H-4 EAD holders, many of them women who had previously stayed home to care for children, entering state jobs allegedly using fabricated experience.
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The post claimed that several state roles in California that were once held by Americans are now occupied by H-4 EAD holders, and that informal networks sometimes help bring others from the same circles into similar roles.
“Most state employees in CA are H4 EAD house wife’s. These jobs were previously held by Americans and now taken by H4 EAD housewife’s most with fake experience. Most of these H4 EAD were previously stayed home for decade taking care of kids and got the state jobs with fake experience. I know many people from my parents friends circle in CA! H4 EAD desi supervisor or manager brings in another H4 EAD from his/her circle with fake experience,” the message reads.
Once Kumar shared the message, responses quickly poured in, reflecting a wide range of reactions from frustration to scepticisms.
One user commented, “So painful trying to decode the grammar. And they say that they all speak English fluently. I appreciate her transparency, but the only reason she’s coming forward is because they have green cards now.”
Another user connected the issue to broader demographic shifts in the state, writing, “So sad. Thank you for posting @KumarXclusive. Do you think this is the reason for the explosion of the Indian community in CA? There were only 150k Asian Indians in CA in 1990 (year that H-1B was created). Today, the pop is reported at 1 million!”
Similar concerns were echoed from outside California. A user from Washington state shared their experience, saying, “Same here in Redmond, WA all subs in elementary and middle school are H4 EAD house wife. Sometimes my daughter comes back home with proud that today they taught subs because she did do simple Math. This is insane I complained principal but no action taken.”
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The discussion highlights long-simmering tensions within immigrant communities themselves, where questions of fairness, compliance, and opportunity increasingly collide with lived experiences and economic realities.
Kumar Xclusive, known for amplifying unfiltered voices from the Indian diaspora, has often served as a platform for such uncomfortable conversations. By posting follower-submitted experiences and allowing open discourse, the channel continues to draw attention to immigration-related issues that many say are discussed quietly within communities but rarely addressed publicly.