The World Cup puts the US’s nightmarish immigration policies front and center
This article criticizes US immigration policies, arguing that strict visa denials and border detentions have negatively impacted international participants in the World Cup. It highlights specific cases of athletes and officials being barred from entry.
Why it matters
It raises questions about the intersection of national security policies and the hosting of major international sporting events.
While European tourists marvel at ranch dressing, Buc-ee’s, and other wonders of Middle America, would-be World Cup attendees from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East have experienced a different American pastime: exclusion. President Donald Trump’s nakedly racist immigration policies have prevented scores of people from traveling to the United States for the event — even, in some cases, the players themselves.
The article uses emotionally charged language like 'nightmarish' and 'nakedly racist' to describe government policy.
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