Chris Arnade:

One of US’s greatest strengths is that it isn’t racist, and is open minded and empathetic — compared to the rest of the world* — and we give the benefit of the doubt when someone says, “I’m coming here because I am seeking asylum fleeing X because of Y abuse.”

That benefit of the doubt ended up being taken advantage of when, not surprisingly, a lot of people around the world started to expand the definition of abuse, with the support and help of a highly profitable non-profit industry.

The result is Americans are now feeling hoodwinked, and there is a blow-back happening.