American right-wing commentator Natalie Winters has defended opposition to the H-1B visa program, arguing that concerns about the visa system are economic rather than racial or xenophobic. Winters co-hosts the War Room podcast with Steve Bannon (a former Trump adviser) and said in a recent video that people claiming that opposition to H-1B is rooted in white nationalism are “absurd.”“To say that opposition to H-1B, which depresses American wages, is rooted in white nationalism is absurd,” Winters said. “America doesn’t have a problem of white nationalism. If anything, we have a problem of Indian nationalism,” he said.Pointing to statistics, Winters said that 70 percent of H-1B visas go to Indian citizens. He compared this to other immigration flows, claiming that illegal immigration largely comes from Mexico and that the majority of student visas go to Chinese citizens.“This is about protecting American workers,” he said, reiterating his claim that opposition to the H-1B program is motivated by economic protectionism, not racism. Conservative supporters, ‘America First’ campaigners and many political figures in the MAGA base are often accused of being anti-Indian or pro-white. In the nearly three-minute video, Winters also criticized outsourcing, wage suppression in the technology sector, and other immigration policies that he believes harm American citizens. He framed his argument as protecting American workers against displacement and warned about “xenonationalism” influencing visa programs.Winters is a self-described “populist nationalist” in the Republican Party and regularly criticizes the mainstream media.H-1B visas in the United States are highly concentrated among a few nationalities. Indian citizens receive the largest share, accounting for about 70 percent of all H-1B approvals in recent years, according to official USCIS data. Chinese citizens constitute the second largest group, primarily in STEM and technology fields. Other countries, including Canada, the Philippines, and South Korea, make up smaller portions. This program allows American companies to hire skilled foreign workers in specialized occupations such as technology and defense.