The world is populated with 7.5 billion people who never asked to be here, never asked to be born where they are, and for many reasons have to relocate. Immigration and migration are, historically, the first line of defense against poverty and starvation. For those facing unsurmountable odds, being a refugee is the first line of defense against being murdered.
The image above is a made-for-social media meme, yet makes a good point. What could be become of the refugees held at our border? Are they here to kill us or to accept the invitation that the U.S. has been advertising for centuries — the land of hope and freedom.
Here a few refugees that didn’t come over to destroy the American Dream, but to revive it, as most immigrants and refugees do in thanks for being welcomed to the land.
Here are some that seemed to make America better:
Albert Einstein
Freddie Mercury
George Soros
Madeleine Albright
Henry Kissenger
Elie Wiesel
K’Naan
Sidney Hillman
Gloria Estaphan
Dith Pran
Hannah Arendt
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Nadia Comaneci
Iman
Tom Stoppard
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
and, of course, Superman
The list goes on. There are household names like those, and there’s the town cobbler who’s the only one you trust with your shoes.
Certainly, many refugees were booted out as menaces to our society. But It seems like the risk might be worth the reward. In some cage in Texas could be the next Einstein.
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