Overview
- Vembu reacted to economist Daniel Di Martino’s findings that Indian immigrants and their descendants contribute about $1.7 million each to the U.S. federal budget over 30 years.
- Posting on X, he wrote, “Why stay where you are not welcome?” and urged NRIs to “come home” to help build a “strong and prosperous Bharat.”
- Coverage notes rising anti-immigrant rhetoric in parts of the West as a backdrop to his message.
- An Indian user cited reservation quotas, including a claimed 69% plus 7.5% horizontal allocation in one state, as a reason some families left and a barrier to returning.
- Vembu’s own relocation to rural Tamil Nadu and his push to create jobs outside big cities framed the appeal, with no immediate policy actions reported.