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24 Julio 2017 11:54
‘The land of the free.’ Apparently.
Even though the US literally owes its existence to immigrants, the Trump administration has taken a hard-line stance with undocumented citizens.Racial profiling normally dictates who arouses suspicion to authorities, but an Irish (white) man has become one of the most well-known people originally from the Green Isle to be deported for not obtaining official documents of residence.
John Cunningham came to Boston in 1999 with the assumption he would only stay for 90 days and work through the summer. But like so many Irish tourists, he never returned to his native home. After seeing that the grass was indeed greener on the other side, Cunningham worked as an electrician in the Massachusetts capital and set up his own business, easily slipping under the radar and enjoying the benefits of white privilege. Until now. On 12 June, almost two decades since he arrived in America, Cunningham was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and was deported to Ireland on 5 July. The well-known paddy had originally travelled on a visa waiver programme and therefore has no legal right to a hearing. Donald Trump’s transparent racism against Mexican and Latino immigrants, not to mention his disgusting ‘muslim ban’ of people from several countries in the Middle East, has meant that the country’s ‘illegal’ immigrant communities are on high alert.[caption id="attachment_5396" align="aligncenter" width="472"] ireland.com[/caption]
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