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Tyler Oliveira’s posts on H-1B visas and India documentary trigger backlash
Hours later, Oliveira posted a lengthy statement saying he would not release a documentary he shot at what he described as a “poop-throwing festival” in India.
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Malvika Choudhary - Fri, 14, Nov 2025
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Tyler Oliveira attending Karnataka's Gorehabba festival / Tyler Oliveira via X
Content creator Tyler Oliveira drew widespread attention on Nov. 14 after posting two separate statements on social media—one criticizing the United States’ H-1B visa program and another announcing he would withhold a documentary he filmed in India.
In the post, Oliveira linked the U.S. space program to his opposition to skilled-worker visas.
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“America landed on the moon 20 years before the H1B program even existed. Don’t give me this bullshit about America not having enough ‘talent.’ Abolish the H1B program and invest in American youth, not foreigners,” he wrote.
America landed on the moon 20 years before the H1B program even existed.
— Tyler Oliveira (@tyleraloevera) November 12, 2025
Don’t give me this bullshit about America not having enough ‘talent’.
Abolish the H1B program and invest in American youth, not foreigners
Hours later, Oliveira posted a lengthy statement saying he would not release a documentary he shot at what he described as a “poop-throwing festival” in India.
He said he had been doxxed and “threatened by thousands of Indians” in the days after his visit, adding that his family had also been targeted.
Calling the trip “the worst decision of my life,” he wrote that he “severely underestimated the power of India” and could not “defeat the combined power of 1.5 billion Indians.” Oliveira said he did not intend to offend anyone and asked those reacting online to “leave my family alone.”
The posts prompted widespread reactions across platforms, with many users pushing back against both his immigration comments and his remarks about India.
One user responded to his challenge about American talent by asking, “Please, post literally one reason why American culture is superior to other cultures. I defy you.”
Another social media user shared a meme captioned “Native Americans when Whites call other immigrants ‘immigrants,’” highlighting historical ironies in the debate.
Commentary also emerged questioning Oliveira’s premise about investment in American youth. A user wrote, “We already spend 15k per K-12 student per year, and a lot more per college student. By far the highest in the world. It is not about lack of investment. Same with healthcare btw. Money simply vanishes into someone’s pockets, and the results are not there.”
Indian users also engaged directly with Oliveira’s moon-landing comparison. Responding to a prompt asking whether America reached the moon without immigrants, user Abhishek Ekaanth wrote, “Sometimes you just have to ask @grok and it will give you right answers. So @grok America landed on moon without the help of immigrants?” His post drew attention to the scientific and technological contributions made by immigrants throughout U.S. history.
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