DALLAS — A resurfaced video showing a large Indian cultural celebration in the Dallas area has exploded across social media, triggering a ferocious political backlash and a new flashpoint in America’s immigration wars. Online critics have derisively dubbed the scene “Dallaspuram,” using the footage to argue that demographic change is accelerating faster than cultural integration can keep pace.

The clip — widely described as a Ganesh Chaturthi procession with drummers and crowds gathering in a suburban Dallas shopping area — has been reposted by multiple accounts, with captions explicitly tying the celebration to the H-1B program and demands to curb high-skilled immigration. Supporters push back just as forcefully, calling the outrage a familiar cycle of scapegoating: a multicultural city being turned into a political prop by viral framing rather than facts on the ground.

The online uproar lands in Texas at a moment when immigration rhetoric is already spilling into local government. In nearby Frisco, residents packed a city council meeting to argue over claims of an “Indian takeover” — even though city officials have no authority over federally controlled visas — underscoring how quickly national anxieties can metastasize into municipal confrontation.

At the state level, Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered Texas public universities and certain state agencies to halt new H-1B petitions through May 31, 2027, unless exceptions are granted — a move that critics warn could deepen staffing shortages, while supporters say it is necessary to prevent abuse and protect U.S. workers. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is pursuing major changes to how H-1B visas are selected, further inflaming the national debate.

What began as a festive street scene is now functioning as a cultural Rorschach test — forcing an uncomfortable question in 2026: who gets to define what “American” looks like, and who gets to decide when “diversity” becomes “too much”?