General Discussion

It's part of white Americans' blind spot that we view certain immigrants as helpless people deserving of pity. It's condescending, and it's wrong.

Many Arab Muslim Americans have been U.S. citizens for generations. They own businesses. They're doctors, lawyers, engineers. They are affluent, privileged, just like wealthy white citizens. There's no particular reason to assume that they are Democrats. They are not going to be deported. Trump got their votes.

The same is true of many Hispanic citizens. Again, their families have been here for generations. If they're voters, then they are citizens. They aren't refugees. Trump promises to deport undocumented workers. Many Hispanic citizens have little to nothing in common with undocumented workers, and they're insulted at the suggestion that they do.

We need to recognize that privileged people do privileged things, and stop being surprised that privileged non-white or Hispanic Americans do the same things that privileged white Americans do. Notably, this includes voting Republican.