In the shadow of Levi’s Stadium, Super Bowl 60 became a stage for more than football. Immigrant families arrived with both flags and paperwork, celebrating a game while quietly scanning exits and security lines. Tailgates turned into informal clinics where people passed out legal hotlines beside hot dogs, and conversations about blitz packages shifted easily into talk of border policy and belonging. For many, team colors doubled as a way to say, “I’m here, and I matter.”

Inside, performances and crowd signs stitched personal stories into a national spectacle. Some viewers at home rolled their eyes, insisting politics had no place on the field. Others saw the night as proof that politics had already followed them everywhere. When the final whistle blew, champions were crowned, but nothing off the field was settled. The game ended; the argument over who feels safe in America did not.