Kamal Ghorui
A social media row linked to immigration in Texas has intensified after influencer and self-described whistleblower Marc Palasciano accused Indians of harassing him with spam calls and warned he may seek federal action against them.In a post on X, Palasciano wrote: “Dear Indians Targeting Me – You’re now in violation of federal and state law. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to have the Federal Government come find you. FAFO.”The warning came after he shared a video claiming he had been flooded with unwanted calls in recent days. In the clip, he alleged the calls began shortly after he started speaking about an “Indian takeover” in the Texas city of Frisco and criticising the use of H-1B visas.He posted a video showing his call log: “Let me show you how some Indians are now breaking the law. Look at my spam calls. This is from Tuesday. This is from yesterday. I had 30 spam calls call me yesterday. And this is from today, just from 8:40 to 9:48 a.m.This isn’t a coincidence that it started happening after I started exposing H1Bs and the Indian takeover in Frisco. And what they’re doing is actually against the law. It is illegal for people to sign other people up to spam calls. It is a violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.And on top of that, it’s targeted harassment.”He added that he plans to file a complaint with regulators.He said: “There’s a process where you can go file a complaint with the FCC and they’ll look into this for you and possibly they’ll find the people that are doing this to you.So, I’m going to file one of those, we’ll see what happens.”Palasciano also said the calls have not personally affected him because of a phone screening feature: “But it just shows that Indians are willing to violate laws in America if you speak up against what they’re doing with H1B visas and the Indian takeover in Frisco. Speaking up using the First Amendment isn’t against the law. What they’re doing is against the law.”The dispute follows controversy linked to recent meetings of the Frisco City Council. Palasciano earlier posted a photo of Boy Scouts present at a council meeting and claimed it showed an “Indian takeover”.Many social media users pointed out that the presence of scouts at the meeting was part of a long-standing local tradition.At the start of council meetings in Frisco, local Boy Scouts or Cub Scouts are often invited to lead the Pledge of Allegiance. The youth groups are part of Scouting America and regularly take part in civic ceremonies across Texas.
