On the Statue of Liberty;
“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
On Trump's wall;
Go Away!
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Which is the real America?
I voted for Trump and danced around like a little school girl when he won. However his stance of not taking in refugees isn't one I can support. I've traveled to a few countries in Eastern Europe and I've seen and heard the views people have of America. America is seen as a symbol of hope for so many people. A country unlike any other. A country that not only welcomes in those in need but also provides an opportunity for those people to prosper and become an accepted and equal citizen with the same constitutional rights as all others. This image is one of America's greatest assets!! I'd hate to see it diminished because of fear or cheapness.
Yes, there's a monetary cost but it's relativity small and helping those in need is rarely a bad way to spend money even if it's money you'd prefer not to spend.
Yes, if we accept in refugees there will be some bad among them. And we will deal with them as we do with the bad among ourselves. Has America really grown so cowardly that it'll willingly diminish its proud world image simply because it's afraid of some low life pond scum hidden among those who suffer?
I'm not afraid! I've personally, with the help of my church and the Lancaster County Refugee Coalition, helped refugees and I'll do so again. So let the terrorist sneak in among them. We'll deal with them as America does, bravely and together! I'm not afraid!!