The past few days, I have been hearing that all the alleged plotters trying to blow up the US bound airplanes were British citizens of "Pakistani origin". Some reports even mention that they are second or third generation British citizens of "Pakistani Origin". I am not into conspiracy theories, but I have noticed that in the news, origins are only mentioned if you are of Middle Eastern descent. I live in Arizona where most of the crimes are committed by Hispanics but not once I have read a news report like "Jose Gonzalez who is a second generation American of Mexican origin was charged with two counts of homicide and three counts of fornicating with a goat". So my question is, how many generations of my offspring will it take for them to be finally accepted as Americans or will they have to live with the stigma of having "Pakistani Origins" forever. In most fairy tales, curses last for 7 generations, I fear that reality may be far worse.
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It's quite the problem. The silver lining, as it were, out to be that this plot was foiled, apparently, due to Pakistani authorities in the first place.
Wish that got more positive press in the media...
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