I don’t understand why you’ve mentioned it, we should be aware not to fuel this type of narrative. Besides, there is nothing wrong with saying things with kindness.

I’m still struggling to identify myself. Both terms seem to evoke strong reactions.

Outlander? foreign-born? nonnative? 👽 ?

I identified as immigrant before and also got an aggressive message, diminishing me without any empathy, just like you did.

If only you were as open minded as you seemed, or was kind and questioned politely instead of this, I would happily hear you. But this is how you choose to show yourself.