Trump scores an own goal

On the first day of his second term, President Trump signed an Executive Order that rejected the century-old practice of granting citizenship to anyone born in the United States, thereby emphasizing that this was very important to him.

In the midst of the World Cup, a star player from the national team received a red card and was sent off the field, forcing the team to continue with only 10 players (they won anyway)

Additionally, the sanction included the penalty that this player would not be able to participate in the upcoming match today against Belgium. Yesterday, President Trump took the step of urging Infantino to have the FIFA red card suspended so that the player could play today.

Bravo! Mr. President! However, this suspension is currently on hold as Belgium has appealed President Trump's appeal.
The player in question is named Folarin Balogun, born on July 3, 2001, in New York, USA. His parents are Nigerians: Florence and Ben Balogun, of Yoruba origin (the tribe associated with the Afro-Cuban religion of Yemanyá and Changó) who lived in London.

Her mother Florence was traveling to New York for vacation during those days because they have family there. She was in the late stages of pregnancy. When she tried to return to England, the airline wouldn’t let her board due to the size of her belly and safety protocols for high-risk pregnancies. So, Folarin was born in Brooklyn.

His mother stayed at relatives' house there, and that’s where the baby we are discussing was born. Due to the law of citizenship by birth, he obtained a U.S. passport. They returned quickly: “I was barely born, we went back to London.” His mother clarified that they returned when he was about two months old.

His entire life and football training were in England. In summary, they were not residents. They were in the U.S. on a temporary visit to see family. His birth was "an accident." The airline would not let his mother return to London because she was very pregnant. He never lived in the U.S. He grew up in London.

But something interesting happens. Even though he feels British-Nigerian, he believes it is right to represent the country of his birth. Something very special occurs for a human being; there is always a special feeling, as they say, "for the land that saw me born."

My personal takeaway: I have experienced that in the U.S., talent is worth more than anything else. "Talent trumps everything else." In large corporations, high positions can be occupied by a Chinese or an Indian; even in Trump's companies, he is ready to "import" whatever matters to him.

Trump, with his appeal, managed to undermine his own argument that a baby born in the U.S. is not American if their parents were just passing through without permanent residency.

Own goooal!