Immigrants: They Are America
Almost a year ago, our nation's immigrants marched in cities across America, rightly proclaiming, "We are America."
The New York Times takes a look at what's happened in the year since the marches.
- border enforcement
- federal raids
- local crackdowns
- gutted due process
- a web of suspicion
- the bureaucratic trap
- the rise of hate
The Times opines:
Hopelessly fixated on toughness, the immigration debate has lost its balance, overlooking the humanity of the immigrant. There is a starkly diminished understanding that hospitality for the stranger is part of the American ethos, and that as much as we claim to be a nation of immigrants, we have thwarted them at every turn. We must do better.
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