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“Low self-esteem”: Coulter slams Khanna & Jayapal over immigration talk
Coulter’s responses brought in heavy criticism and were opposed by many.
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Rwittika Chakraborty
- Sat, 06, Dec 2025
- 02:01 EST
- 12
Ann Coulter (left), Ro Khanna (right top), and Pramila Jayapal (right bottom). / X/@AnnCoulter, @RoKhanna and @RepJayapal
In a pointed post on X, conservative commentator Ann Coulter criticized U.S. Representatives Ro Khanna and Pramila Jayapal — both of Indian origin — accusing them of “low self-esteem” for defending immigrants from India while opposing the crackdown on immigration under President Donald Trump.
Jayapal had said that being undocumented or overstaying a visa is a civil offence — not a criminal one — and argued such immigrants should be held in civil detention, not prisons. She also posted on X, saying in the context of the immigration politics that “the vast majority of immigrants — both documented and undocumented — contribute to America in more ways than we could imagine”.
Meanwhile, Khanna objected to Trump’s use of the term “third-world countries”, saying that if Trump’s policies had prevailed, even his parents might never have been allowed into the U.S.
Though India itself is not subject to a formal immigration ban, the debate spotlight has shifted toward the broader U.S. immigration policy — and the place of Indian and other immigrants in America’s social and political fabric.
We really have to look into the problem of Indians' low self-esteem. https://t.co/C98P4xiKwe
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) December 5, 2025
Reactions poured in
Coulter’s responses brought in heavy criticism and were opposed by many, with one comment saying, “I know a lot of Indian people, and they all somehow love this Country!? Really great people! Some of the best Americans!”
While another comment read, “If Indians have a low esteem, how they are dominating the STEM classes at the top 50 universities, among with the Chinese...The so called high esteem whites are unable to compete with them...”
While India is currently not on any US immigration ban lists, they remain relevant in the issue of the new immigration regulations, as India contributes to the majority of the H-1B visa program, a specialty visa to hire skilled workers from foreign countries.
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