"Refugees enrich us economically, culturally and intellectually. They strengthen the fabric of our country. Eighty years ago, my father and grandparents found the shelter of freedom and democracy on these steady shores. Those are values we need to protect and extend to our global siblings who are suffering — whether they are Muslim or Christian or Jewish or no religion at all."
Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/editorials/article210876149.html#storylink=cpy
The Trump administration is attacking a basic value of the USA. This article is a reminder of our past morality on this subject:
"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore."
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