 "'We've worked hard. How can you tell us we don't belong here': Indian-origin woman stuns Vance")
An Indian-origin woman publicly challenged US Vice President JD Vance during an event at the University of Mississippi, questioning the Trump administration’s hardline immigration policies and its treatment of those who came to America “by the book."
According to a News 18 report, during a question-and-answer session, the woman accused the White House of betraying the ideals it once promoted, taking aim at the administration’s push to restrict legal immigration.
Vance defended the policy, arguing that the United States should admit “far fewer” legal immigrants and enforce a stricter vetting process to protect what he described as the nation’s “social fabric.”
“When you talk about too many immigrants here, when did you guys decide that number?” she asked, adding, “You made us spend our youth, our wealth in this country and gave us a dream. You don’t owe us anything. We have worked hard for it."
She pressed further, questioning how the administration could justify restricting legal immigration after years of encouraging people to pursue the American dream.
“How can you, as vice president, stand there and say that ‘we have too many of them now, and we are going to take them out’—to people who are here rightfully, after paying the fees you asked for?” she said.
“You gave us the path, and now how can you stop it and tell us we don’t belong here anymore?”
Her remarks drew loud applause from the audience, while Vance responded with a brief smile, saying, “We are not close to causing a scene. Don’t worry.”
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More ShortsVance sidestepped a direct response, arguing that unrestricted immigration could threaten the country’s social cohesion.
“Just because one person or 10 people or 100 people came in illegally and contributed to the US, does that mean that we are thereby committed to let in a million or 10 million or 100 million people a year in the future? No, that’s not right," he said.
The woman then turned the discussion personal, asking Vance about his interfaith marriage to a Hindu woman and how it had influenced his worldview.
“I honestly do wish that because I believe in the Christian gospel and I hope eventually my wife comes to see it the same way. But if she doesn’t, then God says everybody has free will, and so that doesn’t cause a problem for me," Vance replied.
The exchange, captured on video, has since gone viral on social media, sparking widespread debate over immigration, religion, and the vice president’s remarks.
With inputs from agencies
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