Archive · 22 Jan 2026
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
- When
- January 19, 2026
- Where
- Texas, USA
- Why
- In response to a social media user's question about Indian immigration
- 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