Laura Loomer, far-right activist and loyal supporter of US President-elect Donald Trump, faced major backlash after she targeted Indian immigrants amid debate over the H-1B visa policies in the United States. Loomer, who is a loyal MAGA supporter described migrants from the South Asian subcontinent as “third-world invaders from India.”
The remarks by the far-right political activist were perceived as racially insensitive. Loomer also drew backlash from fellow Trump supporters like biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who went on to call him a “troll”. The remarks from Loomer came days after internet entrepreneur Sriram Krishnan was recently appointed as senior policy adviser for Artificial Intelligence at the White House.
What Loomer said
It is pertinent to note that the H-1B visa is one of the most important competitive categories in the US immigration system and often attracts numerous applicants. Major tech giants like Google, Amazon and Tesla are some of the top recipients of employees with H-1B visas. In 2024, more than 85,000 H-1B visas were approved, after 400,000 applications, Newsweek reported.
Loomer expressed concern over the recent appointment of Krishnan and voiced her disapproval over the matter. The MAGA supporter sparked criticism after she called Krishnan’s appointment “deeply disturbing”. Her derogatory remarks met with sharp rebuttals from prominent figures. Entrepreneur David Sacks clarified that Krishnan advocates for removing country caps on green cards, not eliminating caps entirely.
Elon Musk also supported this position Sacks’s assertion and replied: Make sense”. In her provocative remarks Loomer said: “Our country was built by white Europeans, actually. Not third-world invaders from India.” “It’s not racist against Indians to want the original MAGA policies I voted for. I voted for a reduction in H-1B visas. Not an extension,” she added.
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