What part of my post made you think I don't understand how these systems came to be in place? And what you're arguing does not follow. If I said that the Chines

What part of my post made you think I don't understand how these systems came to be in place? And what you're arguing does not follow. If I said that the Chinese Exclusion Acts in the US were based on identity, would you respond "Actually it was based on legal agreements"? It makes no sense. Clearly there are treaties and agreements that created the system that results in treating people different based on their identities. My point is that the system currently is more harmful to everyone - specifically native people - than a consistent system based on individuals.