It was out of this sense of deep unfairness that many people of color—people like Sanni’s friends and family, who were from Pakistan—had no affinity for the EU: They knew what it felt like to have to endure a Kafkaesque immigration system requiring them to prove every ounce of their worth. They knew what it felt like to live in a country that had exploited their ancestors to build itself up but now sent Home Office trucks roving through the neighborhoods of Indian and Pakistani communities, emblazoned with warnings like HERE ILLEGALLY? GO HOME OR FACE ARREST. TEXT HOME TO 78070. Meanwhile, a
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