Carla Sands, the former US ambassador to Denmark, sparked a major controversy when she said Americans were superior to Indians because they believed in the Ten Commandments, not fraudsters. Sands told President Donald Trump aide Steve Bannon’s show that Indians as a group have about twice the per capita income of U.S. citizens because Americans come from high-trust societies and Judeo-Christian backgrounds. “In the United States, we generally don’t engage in fraud. People follow the Ten Commandments and we treat others as they treat us,” the former ambassador said.Foreign cultures bring corruption, Sands said. “These visa holders are typically required to permanently pay 5% or 10% of their salary to the person who provides them with a job. They cheated and held fake diplomas. They pay in India. Recently, a ring was busted that sold hundreds of thousands of fake degrees, mostly in STEM fields. ” said Sands, accusing India of awarding medical degrees to students who have not even studied medicine.The comments sparked a massive debate, with Daniel DiMartino, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and an expert on immigration policy, denouncing Sands’ blanket statement targeting Native Americans.Martino posted: “Indian immigrants are successful because they are educated, work hard, and obey the law. These are conservative values. It is shameful that Indians have cheated their way to success. This lame excuse is no better than the far left saying white people oppress black people.”Martino believes that fraud will not work in the long run and that Silicon Valley is not ruled by Indian fraudsters. “Fraud doesn’t work in the long run. Google, Apple and Silicon Valley don’t employ thousands of fraudsters, and neither do hospitals. In fact, Indians are discriminated against by the left-wing DEI regime. So stop lying,” Martino said.“Fraud exists in every group, in everything, everywhere. She (Sands) is wrong in claiming that Indians (in the United States) are very fraudulent, or that they earn more because of it. That is wrong. The reason they earn more is the same reason white people earn more on average than black people,” Martino added.
“American companies should hire Americans”
This is not the first time Sands has expressed such a strong point of view. She recently wrote an op-ed for the Washington Times with Samantha Flanigan arguing that Disney, Meta, and Amazon should only hire Americans. “One example is India’s comprehensive fraud network that devalues America’s skilled STEM workforce. This fraud also comes at the expense of vulnerable Indian workers who are simply trying to pursue the American dream through legal means. Last year, Forbes reported that H-1B workarounds had been used to avoid paying Indian workers fairly. Other reports suggest employer exploitation through visa controls, as visas are tied to employers,” they wrote.
