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German teens denied entry to US for traveling ‘under false pretenses’ and ‘intended to work’: Border Patrol

German teens traveled to US 'under false pretenses' and 'intended to work': Border Patrol

The teens claimed CBP targeted them because they hadn’t booked hotels for their entire stay in Hawaii.

“They found it suspicious that we hadn’t fully booked our accommodations for the entire five weeks in Hawaii,” Pohl said. “We wanted to travel spontaneously. Just like we had done in Thailand and New Zealand.”

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When they denying whiter than white German kids, shit done got real.
- They need to come up with enough people to deport to justify their lies about the border.
  
  Yes, this is border agents filling their quota.
- Interestingly.as far as I'm aware ~~Germans~~ Italians were one of the last "ethnicities" to be considered white, alongside the Irish.
  Edit: Originally said Germans, left the comment because it's more about how whiteness is more about in group acceptance than actual skin tone.
  
  If the Germans aren't white, what the fuck is white?!
  
  White is whatever the rich white guys say it is. It was never about skin color for them. It is about maintaining power, wealth, control, etc. Othering is like a hack to get people to do whatever they want.
  
  Generally it's the people who you want to be. It's not about "color".
  
  I've seen it described as "proximity to power". Which is why the definition can change.
  
  You're thinking of Italians. While some 'german' ethnicities were indeed swarthy whites along side Nordic countries in the 1700s, nearly all were included in the white umbrella by the start of the 1800s. Italians, Irish, and Mediterranean whites took well into the 20th century to be white.
  
  Ah, my bad, I'll update.

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