Don't make a mess: Indian-origin immigration attorney says Indian diaspora in the US needs to be very careful now

Indian-origin immigration attorney Rahul Reddy commented on the India-hatred coming from US commentators, politicians and bureaucrats and advised the Indian diaspora to remain careful as an atmosphere of fear has been created. Reddy said he does not think that Indians are being targeted specifically, like the Somali community in Minnesota but chances are and hence the Indian community should lie low.

Reddy said the diaspora should not express religious things in public, as there is a chance of backlash on the Indian community.





Citing Texas Attorney General candidate Aaron Reitz's recent divisive statement against Indians, Reddy said it has now become common for even bureaucrats to stoke this fear. Reitz called Indians "un-assimilated" and "un-assimilable" and said Collin, Dallas, and Harris counties in Texas are turning into Calcutta, Delhi and Hyderabad. Reitz banked on his Indian-hate as he said he would roll bacl H-1B 'scam' and stop Texas from turning into India or Pakistan.

Reddy said the diaspora should not do anything that would make them an easy target. For example, he said, when Indian movies are released in America, the fans should not make a mess at the theaters; instead, the fans can donate, they can plant trees in the name of their favorite stars or for the movie, he said, adding that such expressions are not needed.

Texas has been a seat for this anti-Indian hatred as a huge number of Indians call this state their home, only second to California. The state also has a number of Hindu temples which in the recent past irked many GOP politicians. Texas' Sugarland has the 90-ft statue of Hindu God Hanuman, known as the Statue of Union -- which is the fourth tallest statue in the US.