The Ugly History of Dual-Loyalty Charges
Ilhan Omar recently deployed an accusation that’s been used against religious minorities for years. Reprinted from The Atlantic When Representative Ilhan Omar recently complained about “the political influence in this country that says it is okay to push for allegiance to a foreign country,” many noted accurately that she had deployed a trope—dual loyalty—that had been used against Jews for years. But this accusation has a broader history in the United States, having been used against several religious minorities—including Muslims…