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I guess you have never been the subject of "profiling". I an a non-Arab American, born and raised in the US. I've been married for 27 years to an Arab-American and took his family name. We are expats and have had residency in Dubai for many years. We know about profiling.
Each year I return home, which is the US. I arrive in JFK and every year going through immigration I was greeted by agents with "Welcome Home" and never, ever questioned. On my trip last year when clearing immigration, I was asked by the agent: What is the purpose of your visit? What?? I'm "visiting" my home country!?!? I pay a huge sum in Federal taxes to a country that I "visit" and I'm a senior citizen that holds one passport - that of the US. I was asked what I would be doing while in the US. Rather than get irritated and make a stink and say what I wanted to say, I went along with her "interrogation" and told her that I was going to a wedding and spend time with my family. She asked if I had bought a gift for the wedding and was it in my luggage? After a few more obnoxious questions she "allowed" me to enter my home country.
I had to wonder if every expat that returns home to the US is questioned as I was. Do expats who live in other countries get questioned when returning home? Or did this have something to do with where I reside and my last name? I'm sure that was the reason, or maybe she just woke up on the wrong side of her cage?
I'm sure I was "profiled" because of where I reside and my family name because there was no need for me to be interrogated.
Ever hear about San Bernardino? She was doing the best she could to determine you were not radicalized during your extensive time in the ME.
I had to wonder if every expat that returns home to the US is questioned as I was. Do expats who live in other countries get questioned when returning home? Or did this have something to do with where I reside and my last name? I'm sure that was the reason, or maybe she just woke up on the wrong side of her cage?
I'm sure I was "profiled" because of where I reside and my family name because there was no need for me to be interrogated.
"Two men, 29-year-old Maher Khalil and 28-year-old Anas Ayyad, who both moved to Philadelphia 15 years ago from Palestine, were speaking Arabic before their flight in the terminal this week.................another passenger on their flight approached the gate agent, demanding they be removed from the flight. The agent acquiesced, telling the pair that they wouldn’t be allowed to board because a passenger was afraid to fly with them."
another incident:
"Passengers on a second Southwest flight from Chicago to Houston Wednesday refused to allow six Muslims on the flight, causing the Muslim passengers to have to be rebooked on another flight."
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Apparently non-Muslim/non-Arab suffering from Islamophobia have quite a say in who can travel on the same plane as them.
These stories are very real, more commn each day, and anyone not understanding how very wrong they are is frankly a freaking idiot.
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