# I Weep for my Hometown

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 25, 2008, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-weep-for-my-hometown/457799 "2008-07-25T23:23:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-weep-for-my-hometown/457799/21 "2008-07-29T19:57:10Z")

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If some American vacationing in Morocco overstays his visa or takes an unauthorized side trip to Algeria and gets beaten to death by local teens because he looks like he might be an American, is his illegal immigration status a contributing factor?

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