“I chased the same American dream like everyone else”
Since he’s not American, why did he think it was his to chase?
Had no history here. Had no ancestors who came here on wooden ships to an untamed wilderness....like mine. Had no ancestors who crossed the plains in wagons...like mine. Had no ancestors who fought each other in a bitter war over the status of Africans...like mine. Had no parents or relatives who came back from the wars maimed or didn’t come back at all...like mine.
So uh...what were his credentials to just drop in and slurp up the bennies?
His status as a “disadvantaged minority”? That’s rich. He’s a minority precisely because he’s a national of another country: it’s by definition. Doesn’t entitle you to privileges.
Disadvantaged? The ones that come here are mostly from the upper caste.
Excellent post. Especially:
“what were his credentials to just drop in and slurp up the bennies?”