This is a hideous tone that will do nothing but antagonize proud citizens and sour voters on the idea of generosity.

Thoughtful discourse is predicated first on basic respect.

> generosity

I'm sure you think of your own citizenship as charity as well...

Psst, the societal opinion on this has shifted.

We shouldn’t feel bad about protecting ourselves.

Protecting yourselves from what?

>how hard it is to get a green card

It should be hard.

Was it hard to get your citizenship?

Great comeback, except you completely ignore the point (its purpose is not meant to be a backdoor) and attack him for... being an American?

Instead of telling everyone else to check their privilege, maybe check your expectations. The world doesn't owe anyone anything. Claiming your desires are everyone else's problem is a deeply self-centered way to view the world.

H-1B is dual intent by definition, so it is not a backdoor. Any sane person who knows how green card application works understands that it is objectively hard, if not the hardest in the whole world.

> Instead of telling everyone else to check their privilege, maybe check your expectations.

Without such an expectation, who would pay tens of thousands a year to enroll in a random U.S. college, only to be told that there is absolutely no way they can work legally there?

Stephen Miller does not approve this.

You should take a moment to look up what “stateless” means

God forbid somebody says that every dog has four legs and a hacker hears it...