When someone deletes an inflammatory comment before it generates replies, and you revive it to reply to it, you're now the one being inflammatory. If their comment was bad and they deleted it, they did the right thing; you did the wrong thing.

> I was not trying to do anything other than relaying my appreciation for someone who may feel as if they are being trivialized when I see them instead as a person who took a gamble on helping USA and is being manipulated due to the system in return.

I’m sure you’re a nice person, which is why I deleted the comment. But your use of the term “flair” gave off a very “I’m a good white person” vibe.

> But your use of the term “flair” gave off a very “I’m a good white person” vibe.

I think that you should delete this as well, the prejudicial tone is regrettable.

You don't have to justify your kind words to him or being apologetic about your motives for that stance.

Let him figure it all out by himself when he feels like it.

I think expressions of sympathy are counterproductive. Desis need to be clear eyed about the fact that the immigration system doesn’t operate on sympathy or feelings, but is a product of the economic and political incentives of different groups. One group may say kind things but that shouldn’t be a sign that things may be different in the future. Skilled immigration reform is a low political priority and desis should head to Canada or Australia.

I am not sure why you keep repeating the talking point that Americans don't want legal and skilled immigration anymore without any evidence to back up your claim because as Gallup poll [1] suggests that dissatisfaction with immigration levels (legal or illegal) was on a downward trend and hit an all-time low last year.

[1]: https://news.gallup.com/poll/389708/dissatisfaction-immigrat...

What your chart shows is that only 9% of Americans want to increase immigration levels, which would be both the actual and perceived effect of any effort to create a real permanent immigrant system for skilled workers.

What the chart reveals is that there's no general dislike for immigration and more specifically immigrants themselves as your previous comments might suggest.