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		hudibras on June 23, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I spent the last 15 years trying to become an Amer... Yup. There's quite a bit of white privilege dripping from this article. I'm supposed to feel sorry for a Ivy League lawyer? What if this was written by a 33-year old Haitian who went to Cal State Fullerton? Would it get the same reaction on HN? Or would it even be published by vox?

bruceb on June 24, 2015 [–]

The author isn't white. Maybe don't have a knee jerk reaction and using white as a near epithet.

Vox has other articles on those from mexico/latin America.

You imply people and organization are racists without even knowing the facts. Maybe check your own bias.

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