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When patriotism conflicts with family loyalty

My immigrant parents sacrificed everything to give me opportunities here but when I see how this country treats people who look like them I feel like I'm betraying them by loving America.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

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She's caught between gratitude for personal opportunity and moral outrage at systemic injustice, unable to reconcile love of country with love of family.

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