Of course he’s Americanized, he was born here. And if your argument is that he MAY possibly become violent and turn terrorists ten years from now is just an ad hominem attack, no one knows for sure what they’ll be in the future, I could become a radical anti-government militant going around killing federal officers. I don’t think I will, government does have its place after all (under our heels of course) but my point is we can only assume the future to the best of our knowledge.
As for bringing more here you’re mostly right. But his father and grandfather were businessmen working with the US in Iran and they were forced to flee after the revolution. We do have allies in muslim areas, should we just leave them in the wind also.
BTW: the US not only transported to the US but gave citizenship to many Nazi Party members who killed Americans during the war. Oh, its alright cause people like Wernher von Braun somehow managed to live the rest of his life without turning any jews into his slave laborers. /sarc
Does your friend speak out against this type of intimidation? Or does he see "both" sides? Trust me, there's not two sides to this issue - either you accept living in a free country - or you don't. So, tell me - what's his take on cartoonists being killed and or being intimidated?