i'd be more skeptical if it weren't NPR. they've become such a cowed institution that i simply do not expect them to go overboard anymore.

alas, i disagree with your assessment of the sheeple -- i think the average citizen doesn't give a damn about new immigrants, and is in fact already prejudiced agaist them. immigrants are very easily made into scapegoats, what with taking away jobs from americans and all.

arab-americans can probably attest to how quickly one can become the enemy. japanese-americans remember when it was their turn.