A viral post on X showed an Indian manager at a Taco Bell juggling two roles at once, teaching maths to ten Asian students while making sure customers got their orders on time.
Alexander Nowrasteh, a US immigration policy analyst, said in the post, saying: “Diversity really is our strength.”
Nowrasteh works at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank in Washington, DC. He is known for advocating freer migration to the United States. He has consistently argued for more open and liberal immigration policies and that legal immigration benefits the US economy and society. Something that the MAGA 'America First' base completely denies by accusing Indians of "stealing" jobs from Americans and working in lesser salaries.
The Indian manager of the local Taco Bell is running a math tutoring session with 10 Asian students while also making sure we all get our food on time.Diversity really is our strength.
— The Alex Nowrasteh (@AlexNowrasteh) February 1, 2026
Alexander supports the expansion of the H-1B visa programme, which allows skilled foreign workers to be employed in US. Nowrasteh has said that the current annual cap of 65,000 visas, plus 20,000 for advanced degree holders, is too low and should be increased or removed to meet demand. He argues that skilled immigrants complement rather than replace American workers and that limiting visas imposes an “enormous economic cost.” Most visa positions are occupied by Indian and Chinese immigrants who play important roles in crucial sectors like tech and defence.
The minimum salary for H‑1B workers is based on the prevailing wage, which is the average pay for similar jobs in the same location, or the wage the employer already pays similar employees, whichever is higher. Nowrasteh has criticised proposals to raise this minimum salary, saying it could reduce the number of visas and make it harder for companies to hire skilled workers.
He also claims that long wait times and country-specific limits in the US employment-based green card system disproportionately affect Indian and Chinese professionals. Alexandar has publicly described the discriminatory treatment of Indian H-1B workers in several states as “abominable” and pointed out their significant contributions to the US economy. He argues that restricting skilled immigrants harms meritocracy and economic efficiency, and that the system should allow more skilled individuals from countries like India to work in US
Recently, the Trump administration has hardened the H‑1B process by scrapping the decades‑old random lottery and replacing it with a wage‑based selection system that prioritises higher‑paid workers, and by imposing a new $100,000 fee on many new H‑1B visa applications to reduce alleged programme abuse and prioritise American workers.
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