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The idea that America has cornered the market on anti-immigration is ridiculous. It's a global phenomenon.

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Junot Diaz
Age: 55
Born: 1968
Born: December 31
Faculty Member
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
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