Asked if he only hired Indians, the man replied: “Yes.” He said the cost of Portuguese labor is higher and cited language as a barrier when dealing with local workers. When the interviewer asked the Indian man if the Portuguese were “lazy”, the man replied that they were not lazy, just expensive.The interviewer then asked if he liked working with Indians, to which the businessman replied in the affirmative. During the conversation, he also expressed satisfaction over the increasing Indian population in the city. The businessman said he is happy that Indian people are increasing in the village where he is working. When the interviewer asked the businessman how he would feel if a large number of Portuguese people moved to India and started living there, the man said he would not like it. He said that he would not want Portuguese people to be a “majority” in his town in India.The clip went viral on social media and was even shared by influencer Mario Nawfal. There has always been debate about immigration, labor costs and integration among Indians working abroad. Social media users commented that these practices were discriminatory towards Portuguese workers and that the statements made by the Indian businessman were hypocritical.Moreover, in the US, ‘America First’ conservatives are already pushing for strict immigration rules so that Indians do not “replace” Americans in their country. Many right-wing influencers and Republican politicians have called for amendments to the visa system so that foreigners cannot find “loopholes” in the program.Many Indians have businesses in wealthy countries like the US, UK, Canada, Germany and Australia. In some cases, employers in these countries prefer to hire Indian workers because they are willing to work at lower wages than native workers.