On X, the backlash against H-1B visa holders appears to be intensifying. After a recent controversy involving a dance academy owner on an H-1B visa, online criticism has quickly broadened into a wider attack on Indian professionals working in the United States. Several users are now accusing H-1B workers of crowding local job markets and driving up housing demand in certain communities.
One user, identified as Kate, specifically pointed to the growing presence of Indian American families in Forsyth County, Georgia, blaming the H-1B visa program for what she described as increasing pressure on local schools and neighborhoods.
According to the user’s claims, roughly 35,000 Indian American families are now living in Forsyth County, Georgia, a number she argued is reshaping the county’s demographic makeup. She also accused companies of relying on foreign professionals rather than hiring American workers, blaming the H-1B visa system for enabling skilled migrants to settle in the United States while, in her view, not fully integrating into American identity.
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Kate wrote on X: “This is Forsyth County Georgia. Because of H1B visas, there are over 35.000 Indian families in just this county alone, not including the surrounding counties. Not only do they take jobs from American workers and graduates, they are buying up all the housing, raising prices and insurance rates.”
“Foreign workers are coming here, having their children (birthright citizenship). They do not consider themselves American, do not assimilate. Companies based out of Atlanta and Alpharetta are hiring exclusively foreign workers. Now do every county in the country! This is how we lose America,” Kate added.
The post quickly drew a flood of reactions, with several commenters amplifying the same grievances and turning the discussion into a broader critique of the growing Indian American population in the United States. Some responses went further, openly calling for deportations and arguing that immigration policies have disadvantaged American workers.
“And the thing that is not talked about enough is: Taxpayers are stuck paying for their kids to go to school, in addition to losing jobs to them. We never voted to allow all of these people in – and they need to go home,” wrote one user.
“We have the same problem in New Jersey! Americans are being locked out of departments, companies, and even entire industries. Americans are being discriminated against and it is infuriating,” added another.
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“Why can’t people from India stay in India?” asked one.
The debate has also drawn attention to the changing demographics of Forsyth County, Georgia, a community with a complicated past. The county was once known for being overwhelmingly White and for the 1912 Forsyth County racial expulsion, when its African American residents were forcibly driven out.
Over the past decade, however, the area has seen a sharp influx of migrants, particularly after 2010, reshaping the population profile. Today, it has emerged as one of the counties in the state with a significant Indian-American presence. Data from USAFacts indicates that the Asian population in the county more than tripled between 2010 and 2022.
Recent census-based estimates suggest that roughly 35,000 Indian Americans now live in the county. Their growing presence is also visible in local schools and community events, where cultural traditions such as kite-flying festivals and Garba celebrations have become part of the activities embraced by students.