A US lawmaker’s comments about Indian workers at 7-Eleven stores sparked an online debate, with reactions ranging from MAGA support to criticism from progressives over his comments and personal relationships.Texas Congressman Brandon Gill is facing criticism after a video criticizing the hiring of Indian workers went viral on Facebook. In the clip, Gill called the idea of bringing workers from India to fill jobs in the United States “crazy” and “stupid.”While sharing the video, he wrote, “We do not need to import 7-Eleven workers from India or anywhere around the world. Hire Americans.”The comments were made during an appearance on The Benny Show, where Gill talked about changing demographics in parts of Texas like Frisco. He linked both legal and illegal immigration to job competition and alleged abuses of the H-1B visa system. Referring to a viral video filmed inside a 7-Eleven store that claimed such cases point to fraud, he said, “This thing has to end at some point and I think that point is now.“The clip that sparked controversy, originally recorded by YouTuber Tyler Oliveira, featured an Indian employee at a Texas store who said he was working in the US on an H-1B visa and was from Andhra Pradesh.Gill’s response drew reactions online. One user wrote, “I don’t care that Brandon’s wife is half Indian. He’s literally the only person in Congress willing to go here. He didn’t have to say it, and he knew it would take fire out of the pockets of Indians in his district, but he did it anyway. I’m a Brandon Gill supporter.”However, many others criticized the Congressman, saying that his wife Danielle D’Souza Gill is of Indian origin. She is the daughter of MAGA associate and conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza, who was born in Mumbai and later moved to the United States.One user said, “This is really a strange statement from a man who is married to an Indian woman living in Indian in-laws. In public he preaches white nationalism, but in the bedroom he is a third worldist. A racist version of a closeted gay priest.” Despite criticism, Gill has stuck to his stance on immigration. He has previously argued that legal immigration is not automatically beneficial and has linked mass migration to cultural and economic changes in the United States.