Yeah, that's a super plan and all. Doesn't work that way. And all foreign contact risks are quantitatively evaluated, for naturalized and US-born individuals.
My point is, there's a difference between deserving a job the most and being the best candidate for it. Whether someone has "earned" a job on a moral level should not be the only factor in hiring them. I am also surprised you decided to take your supervisor's motivational comment so literally.