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My daughter's very white boyfriend who is from London has visited twice since Trump took office. Both times he was grilled about his plans, even to details of how many of each clothing item type he had packed. They made it very clear he had better not extend his stay, because they are deporting illegals.
The screenshot misses the additional attribute of "rich"
Trump has literally said $5 million will buy a gold card through US immigration. (In place of a green card)
Which means everyone is at risk of being turned away, detained, deported. The odds are just higher for certain skin tones.
If the boyfriend was coming in on a private jet, and had no public facing leftish views, he'd have no problems, I'd bet.
To some extent the same is true of much of Europe. Most places are happy to let rich foreigners buy homes, and they'll accept high end professionals to come and work. But poor Europeans aren't welcome in the US, and poor Americans aren't welcome in Europe.