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[quote=Anonymous]I feel bad for this man. This is what happens when you hang out with clueless white American liberals. People of color and immigrants can very easily forget that we're not similarly positioned to the native-born white "socialist" spouting foolish, borderline treasonous rhetoric.

Speaking as a former green card holder turned naturalized citizen, when I was in college, my white friends were always trying to get me to attend protests and sign on to petitions with them. I never did because I was very aware as a green card holder that many of the rights people speak of as absolute in America are actually secure only for *citizens.* Bush and then Obama's disparate treatment of green card holders versus citizens really brought that home. So many of these irresponsible white liberals told me I was being paranoid to fear immigration consequences as a green card holder because green card holders are "basically" the same as citizens. Except we're not. And the reality is that non-white green card holders are less secure than white people who commit crimes while overstaying their visas. That's why feds aren't raiding any of the eastern european mobbed up illegals in Brighton Beach, but this Arab activist has been disappeared into ICE custody.

Even though I am now a citizen and very politically engaged, I have still never been to a protest. I am still very careful not to associate with anyone or any groups that can even be construed as advocating positions contrary to America's interests. Being of immigrant origin matters very much when you're of color, even when you're technically now a citizen. The perception that non-white people aren't real Americans has serious consequences for non-white immigrants who get out of what is perceived to be our place. I'm sorry this man got the wakeup call in such a harsh way.

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