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Frisco’s explosive growth is colliding with a national fight over immigration, work visas, and what “diversity” looks like in fast-booming Sun Belt suburbs, and one North Texas city is suddenly a viral case study.

Frisco, about 30 miles north of Dallas, has become majority-minority, according to city data. White residents make up 45.5% of the population, followed by Asians at 33.6%, with Hispanics at 10.4% and Black residents at 10%, the figures show.

At recent city council meetings, some speakers have argued that the city’s rapid demographic shift is being fueled by abuse of the H-1B visa system and corporate hiring practices. Others say the rhetoric is scapegoating legal immigrants and stoking division in a city that has grown at warp speed for two decades.

“Frisco is proud to celebrate our diversity. Our mission has always been to make those who call Frisco home feel welcome and safe,” Mayor Jeff Cheney said.

Marc Palasciano, a Richardson resident who has repeatedly addressed the council, has warned about what he calls an “Indian takeover,” arguing the share of Indian residents is out of proportion to national numbers and suggesting visa fraud is to blame.

“I’ve grown up around a lot of different races. But when a population, the Indian population in America is 1.6%, but in Frisco, it’s exploded to 33%. That’s not diversity,” he said at a city council meeting.

Palasciano has not provided proof of wrongdoing during the meetings, but he has pointed to the H-1B program and outsourcing concerns as the core issue, and his appearances have helped draw online attention to the city’s politics. Conservative social media creator Tyler Oliveira has also amplified the controversy, posting content tied to Frisco and the H-1B debate.

Olvieira’s reporting has led to Texas GOP Governor Greg Abbott, who has gone out of his way to expand the Indian diaspora in the state, facing major heat on social media from the right.

City leaders and some residents have pushed back, warning that outside activists are fanning the flames. “The city has had an exponential amount of growth in the last 20 years in population,” Councilman Burt Thakur said. “And yes, 18 to 20% of that happens to come from India. They came here legally.”

Thakur said he’s open to scrutiny of visa abuse, but rejects painting a community with a broad brush.

“Now, when it comes to H-1B, etc., and … the fraud and the misuse of that system,” Thakur said. “I think there’s absolutely something that should be looked into there if there’s abuse and fraud for sure.”

The public fights in Frisco have also revived memories of past incidents targeting Indian Americans in North Texas, including a high-profile 2022 case in Plano that ended in a civil settlement, according to reports.

“Words like the Indian takeover, it hurts me, because this country, America, is a potpourri of different cultures, different backgrounds, different ethnicities,” said Dr. Bidisha Rudra, one of the women involved in that incident. “We all come to this country. We all came to this country because we bring something of value to this country to make it great.”

The dispute is now spilling beyond city hall and into the broader election-year argument over immigration enforcement, visa policy, and whether Washington is serious about tightening the pipeline for illegal entry while also cracking down on fraud in legal programs. In Frisco, it’s playing out one microphone at a time, with residents demanding answers about visas and jobs, and leaders warning that the city is being turned into a political prop.

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