Why did national news providers choose to describe Cho Seung-hui in this way?

North Korea is suspected of planning a nuclear terrorist threat. Therefore, Cho's South Korean ancestry combined with his 1992 permanent resident status implies a possible terrorist link which the american public needs to be informed of.
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Harris and Klebold are caucasian, and are therefore assumed by the general public to belong in the US. Cho has permanent resident status in the US, but is assumed to not belong in the US because he is not caucasian.
(43)
Major news networks believe that immigration needs to be restricted, and by repeatedly using terminology such as "resident alien," immigrated to the United States 15 years ago" and "from South Korea" helps to bring more people to support restrictions on i
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In the case of Virginia Tech, the assailant's citizenship status and ancestry was pertinent to the incident, whereas in the case of columbine, the assailants' citizenship status and ancestry was not pertinent to the incident.
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