> Or if the immigrant next door spanks his kids. Plenty of non-immigrants (won't even dignify that with a label like Americans, because immigrants can become A

> Or if the immigrant next door spanks his kids. Plenty of non-immigrants (won't even dignify that with a label like Americans, because immigrants can become Americans too) spank their kids or hit their wives etc.... I think your fears are real, but I also think it's important to be careful with your examples :)