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Texas AG Candidate Faces Backlash for Anti-India Rhetoric
Aaron Reitz, a Republican running for Texas Attorney General, made some mean comments about Indian immigrants and the H-1B visa program.
He said that Texas shouldn't become like India or Pakistan and that the H-1B visa program is a scam for cheap labor.
He also said he would deport most foreign workers and make the rest assimilate.
Many people, including Indian-American groups and lawyers, were upset by his comments and said they were racist.
They also pointed out that one of his big donors is a Pakistani doctor who has been accused of fraud.
Reitz has worked as a lawyer and has been involved in politics for a long time.
Aaron Reitz, a Republican candidate for Texas Attorney General, made controversial remarks about Indian immigrants and the H-1B visa program.
Reitz vowed to dismantle the H-1B visa program, calling it a 'cheap labor scam', and threatened to deport most foreign workers.
His comments drew backlash from Indian-American groups and lawyers, who condemned them as racist and inflammatory.
A Community Note pointed out that one of Reitz's biggest donors is Anosh Ahmed, a Pakistani-origin doctor indicted in a Covid-testing fraud.
Reitz has a background in law and politics, having served in the US Marine Corps, worked as a lawyer, and been Chief of Staff to Senator Ted Cruz.
- Who
- Aaron Reitz, a Republican candidate for Texas Attorney General
- What
- Made controversial remarks about Indian immigrants and the H-1B visa program
- Where
- Texas, USA
- When
- January 19, 2026
- Why
- In response to a social media user's question about Indian immigration
Key facts
- Candidate
- Aaron Reitz
- Position
- Texas Attorney General
- Controversial Statement
- Remarks about Indian immigrants and H-1B visas
- Donor
- Anosh Ahmed (Pakistani-origin doctor indicted in Covid-testing fraud)
- Indian-American Population in Texas
- Less than 2%
- Reitz's Background
- Former US Marine, lawyer, and Chief of Staff to Senator Ted Cruz
- Reitz's Plan
- Dismantle H-1B visa program and deport most foreign workers
- Critics' Response
- Condemned as racist and inflammatory
Quotes
Aaron Reitz
Republican candidate for Texas Attorney General and former US Marine Corps officer.
“Collin, Dallas, & Harris Counties may soon be renamed Calcutta, Delhi, & Hyderabad Counties, given how bad the invasion of unassimilated & unassimilable Indians has become. Globalist corporations move to Texas to exploit our favourable economic climate. Having contempt for native-born American workers, they then facilitate the H-1B scam for cheap labour. All of it must be rolled back.”
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“As AG, I’ll partner with the Trump Admin to re-open the books on all their legal paperwork. Deport most. Assimilate the rest.”
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Sidharth
Member of the Indian American Advocacy Council (IAAC).
“Official Texas campaign finance filings (via Transparency USA) show Reitz accepted ~$100,000 from Anosh Ahmed — one of his TOP DONORS. Who is Anosh Ahmed? A Pakistani-American doctor FEDERALLY INDICTED by the U.S. DOJ for massive healthcare and COVID-testing fraud.”
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“If anyone is dragging Texas toward Lahore or Islamabad, it’s Reitz himself — cashing six-figure checks from an accused foreign fraudster while preaching law & order.”
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Steven Brown
Houston-based immigration attorney.
“Indian nationals account for less than 2% of the Texas population. Yet here you have an AG candidate (and not surprisingly a previous employee of the current DOJ) with dog whistle rhetoric about an invasion of un-assimilated & un-assimiliable Indians.”
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