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‘Slam your face and send you home’: US bantamweight MMA fighter blames Indians for lost tech jobs

‘Slam your face and send you home’: US bantamweight MMA fighter blames Indians for lost tech jobs; cites memes

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A former bantamweight MMA fighter attended a US immigration and customs rnforcement (ICE) career expo in Texas last week, saying he lost technology jobs to Indian workers willing to accept lower pay, reported Washington Post. Aaron Ely, 36, who once fought under the ring name The Cyborg, turned to IT work after a hip injury but said the market had become too crowded. “I keep seeing these memes where Indians are bragging about taking our tech jobs,” Ely said. “So I said, ‘Oh yeah? Well I’m going to work with these guys that are going to arrest you, slam your face on the pavement and send you home.’” The hiring fair took place at Esports Stadium, usually reserved for video game competitions, and drew about 3,000 applicants. ICE is looking to recruit 10,000 new officers this year under US president Donald Trump’s expanded immigration enforcement plan. The department of homeland security said it has received more than 130,000 applications so far.Outside the event, protesters carried signs such as “America was built by immigrants” and compared ICE to the Gestapo. Since returning to the White House, Trump has issued executive orders prioritising mass deportations, declaring a national emergency at the US-Mexico border, sending troops there, and seeking to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants and foreign visitors.

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