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Yes.  I am married to an Arab Muslim, and our young children - trilingual, US-born - have unmistakably Arab last names.  For the first time in twenty years in this country, I am afraid for what future has in stock for my American, yes, American children. I worry about how this country will treat them.  And a little bit of me is glad that we thought ahead to take out citizenships for them in our respective countries of birth.  If things turn ugly, they will have options. [/quote]

OP, what are your respective countries of birth?[/quote]
Why?[/quote]

Because I doubt that you would take your children back to countries both of you left.   [/quote]
We don't really want to, we are just putting some options in place. I don't want my son bullied at school or excluded from jobs in the past because of his last name.  He is starting kinder this fall and I'm dreading the day he comes back crying that someone called him a terrorist at the playground.  Maybe children of people who post here.  I'm contemplating teaching him to respond with "asshole", just for the hell of it. [/quote]

You are not going to leave this country because your child was bullied because of his last name.  If you go back to either your country or your husband's country, you know your life will be much worse and your children will be subject to much worse.  [/quote]

That really depends, doesn't it.  The educated global class doesn't really have countries of their own any longer. The home is wherever the job is.

But I love how you respond with "this is as good as it gets for ya" instead of "sorry it's possible your child will be bullied because of his last name."  Great job belittling what kids go through. [/quote]

Well, in all fairness, the OP brought up the threat to leave this country, implying that it's can be so bad here that they'll go somewhere else better - why else would you leave if not to go somewhere better. The PP merely pointed out how laughable this notion is, because even though the US is not perfect, it's the best available. Immigration vs emigration for the US is 10 to 1, I'd call that a solid vote for our way of life being superior.

And yes, "as good as it gets" is a valid consideration. We all strive to do better, but expecting perfection is irrational and will only drive you into madness after repeatedly failing to attain something that's just beyond your reach. [/quote]
I don't need lecturing on what to expect, or your concern about mental health, thanks so much.  Whether the US is best available or not is up for debate and depends on your life situation.  Deciding it's the best for everyone is like taking an averaged temperature reading for the entire hospital from ICU to the morgue.

We are not immigrants and feel no commitment to any particular country; we move based on jobs and pick up citizenships where we can do give our children options. We are both from well to do countries so we don't attach any particular emotion to moving to the US.  Certainly, if life in the US becomes unfriendly to children with our last names, we can easily get a good life somewhere else.

But I understand that US-bound immigrants from poor countries feel different. [/quote]

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