Sara Gonzales at TPUSA event
An exchange onThe dispute began when Gonzalez posted a message comparing her family’s military service to Indian workers in the U.S. tech industry.She wrote: “My grandfather received a Purple Heart for serving in World War II. Indians came into the U.S. with fake software engineer qualifications and defrauded Americans of their jobs. There is no comparison. Scammers cannot understand that someone came here legally and did things the right way. Epic projection. “The post went viral and received backlash, including from an NRI user named Priya, who responded by refuting the generalization and sharing data on the contributions of the Indian-American community.She wrote: “Most Indian immigrants are legal. You do nothing but publish lies and hate. I love Hispanics, they are great, nothing against them, I just don’t like you.”Priya also shared statistics on the economic and educational outcomes of Indian Americans, including that the median household income is about $100,500 and about 70 percent have at least a bachelor’s degree, compared to the U.S. average of 28 percent.Gonzalez responded by rejecting the criticism and doubling down on his position. She replied: “Priya, don’t be intellectually dishonest. Most Indian immigrants abuse and take advantage of the legal immigration system. That’s the point. “In another comment, she added: “I was born and raised here. This is my country.”The online exchange is the latest in a series of posts by Gonzalez that have attracted attention in recent months, particularly around H-1B visas and alleged abuses of immigration pathways. She recently claimed that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) fined a company called Compunnel $313,000 for allegedly posting a job posting that stated “H-1B visa only.”Gonzalez also went viral for a video she recorded at Golconda Express, a Dallas food truck, in which she confronted a man she claimed was working on an H-1B visa while running a business in his wife’s name. The video is titled “H-1B Caught Driving Food Truck.”Gonzalez has faced backlash in other positions besides immigration. In one message, she described a visit to a park in Plano, Texas, with her five-year-old son, writing that she was surrounded by people speaking “many foreign languages,” adding: “This is my hometown. I’m unrecognizable and I want my country back,” which sparked accusations of xenophobia and racism.Her recent posts and public exchanges come against the backdrop of increasing numbers of Indian immigrants in parts of Texas, including cities like Plano and Frisco, which have seen significant growth in their Indian populations over the past decade. A 2025 Pew Research Center study estimated that there are about 570,000 Indians in Texas.
