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Salim Muwakkil’s argument for reparations for the descendants of slaves ignores the most important legal point.
Slave descendants seeking damages would have to prove that their lives would be better today if their ancestors had not been captured as slaves.
How many African-Americans would be willing to renounce their American citizenship for a free trip to Africa, understanding that this is not a paid vacation?
If they wished to return, they would have to stand in an immigration line with all Africans whose ancestors were not victimized by the West but want to stop being victimized by the lack of opportunities on their troubled continent.
