Not being new to it doesn't preclude me from arguing that it doesn't make logical sense. Some forms of "racism" at least seem somewhat rational, ie associating

Not being new to it doesn't preclude me from arguing that it doesn't make logical sense. Some forms of "racism" at least seem somewhat rational, ie associating muslims with terrorism after 9/11 makes more sense to me than doing it with sikhs (just because the latter wear turbans). And I argue that this case is one that does not make sense at all. If he was actually an H1B holder working for the government, or even at any point had held an H1B, there would at least be a proximate connection.