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FWIW, I didn’t think there was any name calling.

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priv·i·lege /ˈpriv(ə)lij/

noun

a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group.

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Creating and raising stable families is not a zero sum game. I don’t think it should be categorized as ‘privilege’. It makes light of the sacrifices and hard work of families and parents who deliberately steer the fate of their offsprings.

Every American by default is more privileged because of accident of birth vs immigrants who move to the United States. And yet, immigrants have consistently braved the odds to become successful and grant it to their offsprings, kin and extended families. It is dedication and hard work. Not luck or privilege.



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