Graphic artist Rebecca Burke was on the trip of a lifetime. But as she tried to leave the US she was stopped, interrogated and branded an illegal alien by ICE. Now back home, she tells others thinking of going to Trump’s America: don’t do it
This whole story just reminds me of all the European/white people I know who are used to experiencing zero friction when traveling internationally. She said the word you must never say when you’re on a tourist visa anywhere: work. Everyone I know who is a poc knows that, because we’ve been questioned harshly at every passport control.
The last line of the article is crazy, too. “If I had lied, I would be in Canada right now”. I feel really shitty for her, and no one should go through what she went through, but at the same time goddamn when are white people gonna learn that you gotta keep your wits about you, especially when traveling internationally.
This whole story just reminds me of all the European/white people I know who are used to experiencing zero friction when traveling internationally. She said the word you must never say when you’re on a tourist visa anywhere: work. Everyone I know who is a poc knows that, because we’ve been questioned harshly at every passport control.
The last line of the article is crazy, too. “If I had lied, I would be in Canada right now”. I feel really shitty for her, and no one should go through what she went through, but at the same time goddamn when are white people gonna learn that you gotta keep your wits about you, especially when traveling internationally.
Lying is not immoral, more and more people are saying it. My family looks at me funny when I tell them you NEED to lie on the internet
White people (in particular the richer ones) dont experience discomfort or “not being able” to. Its a foreign feeling to be so observed or “visible”.
Remember to teach your kids when to lie.