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When President Trump’s supporters chanted a threat against his critic Rep. Ilhan Omar, calling for the president to “send her back” to Somalia, the familiar words jolted many naturalized citizens. lat.ms/2MaXRkR
On the day Donald Trump was inaugurated president, Sonora Jha was walking past a group of white men at a work site in downtown Seattle.
One told her, “Go home!”
But this was her home. lat.ms/2MaXRkR
One told her, “Go home!”
But this was her home. lat.ms/2MaXRkR
Trump has stoked racial animosity unlike any other president in recent history, challenging what it means to be a U.S. citizen by transforming the nation’s immigration policies and accusing opponents of not belonging in America. lat.ms/2Y4oVcO
Maria-Teresa Liebermann, who came to the U.S. from Mexico as a child, still gets emotional thinking about her oath of citizenship.
Until she said the oath, she hadn’t fully grasped the weight of what it would mean to become a citizen. lat.ms/2ydsP3D
Until she said the oath, she hadn’t fully grasped the weight of what it would mean to become a citizen. lat.ms/2ydsP3D
As Trump seeks reelection, he has played to his overwhelmingly white base by telling several congresswomen of color who have criticized him to leave the country.
It’s leaving some naturalized citizens wondering if their own citizenship “has an asterisk.” lat.ms/2MaXRkR
It’s leaving some naturalized citizens wondering if their own citizenship “has an asterisk.” lat.ms/2MaXRkR
