The Screech Heard ‘Round the World

How did a debate about tech visas turn into a debate about the value of being American?

Multicultural MAGA coalition prepares to shove another tech nerd into a locker.

The H-1B immigrant debate on the right is not going away any time soon, despite what the tech bros may wish. It’s a good and productive debate to have, and I do NOT believe it will do lasting damage to the Trump coalition.

It also triggers a deeper question: not just how much immigration is too much, and what kinds of foreign nationals we want here. The bigger question is: What is an American?

We used to know the answer. Everyone did. Now, after 1) 60 years of turbo immigration from the third world, 2) an intense push at the highest levels by elites to shame Americans for their patriotism, national pride, their “white privilege,” and 3) and a hostile nonstop media campaign bent on degrading American culture — well, the answer is not as clear.

Is an American:

• Anyone who believes in the Idea of America? If so, what is this idea? If you live in, say, Madagascar, and you believe in this idea, does that make you American? Or is the idea geolocated; it only works when you believe in the idea AND you are inside one of the 50 states? Also, there are plenty of people who were born here who do not believe in this idea; they hate the founders, the Constitution, etc. Are they still American?

• Anyone who steps foot on the Magic Dirt between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans? What makes the dirt so magical? Is it enough just to make the journey and fill out a few papers?

• Anyone who can game our retarded border system, asylum system, and visa system to get a ticket to JFK?

Or is it something more?

After Vivek Ramaswamy’s infamous “Screech” tweet on X went parabolic over Christmas, and all hell broke loose. With a few offhand remarks, he turned a valid discussion about the deeply corrupt and fraudulent H1b visa system into an indictment of American culture and parenting.