PTI

Washington, January 13

Indian-Americans who represent about one per cent of the US inhabitants pay about six per cent of the taxes, a Congressman instructed his Congressional colleagues on Thursday noting that this ethnic group doesn’t trigger issues and follows the legal guidelines.

In his maiden speech on the House ground, Rich McCormick, 54, mentioned that one of many 5 medical doctors in his group is from India and described Indian-Americans as nice patriots, upstanding residents and good pals.

“Although they make up about one per cent of American society, they pay about six per cent of the taxes. They’re amongst the top producers, and they do not cause problems. They follow the laws,” McCormick mentioned in a brief speech on the ground of the US House of Representatives.

A doctor by occupation, Republican McCormick represents the sixth Congressional District of Georgia, which primarily constitutes the northern suburbs of Atlanta. He defeated Bob Christian of the Democratic Party within the November 8, 2022 midterm elections.

“They (Indian-Americans) don’t have the problems that we see other people have when they come to the emergency room for overdoses and depression anxiety because they’re the most productive or family-oriented and the best of what represents American citizens,” McCormick mentioned.

Georgia has a major variety of Indian-Americans. “I rise to this occasion to appreciate my constituents, especially those who have emigrated from India. We have a very large portion of my community that’s made up of almost 100,000 people who have emigrated directly from India,” he mentioned.

“One out of every five doctors in my community are from India. They represent some of the best citizens we have in America, we should make sure that we streamline the immigration process for those who come here to obey the law and pay their taxes and be the most creative and productive in society,” McCormick mentioned.

“God bless my Indian constituents and I look forward to meeting with the (Indian) Ambassador,” McCormick mentioned in his transient remarks.