It was hardly a secret: He had written his real name on the application, and anyone who Googled him could find dozens of articles. But he was hired without a problem, earning $16.25 an hour to unload delivery trucks for Amazon at a fulfillment center near the Stockton airport. When Hamid informed his managers he was Muslim and needed a space to pray, he was given access to a room normally reserved for breastfeeding mothers. He knelt on the carpet.
The Man Who Payed for America's Fear
From the moment he applied for his job at the warehouse two years ago, Hamid Hayat worried that his co-workers would find out about his past.
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