Redditsux@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoSupreme Court rules that immigration raids in LA can continuewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1139arrow-down1external-linkSupreme Court rules that immigration raids in LA can continuewww.bbc.comRedditsux@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square19linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarethemadcodger@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·1 year agoYup. Originally, Irish and Italian immigrants weren’t white. Syrians and Arabs have always been white though, because as they argued in court, if they weren’t white, neither was Jesus. So that case ended quickly.
minus-squarezwerg@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoIs the Syrian/Arab thing true? Where can I learn more?
Yup. Originally, Irish and Italian immigrants weren’t white. Syrians and Arabs have always been white though, because as they argued in court, if they weren’t white, neither was Jesus. So that case ended quickly.
Is the Syrian/Arab thing true? Where can I learn more?