Yesterday I stumbled across something that stopped me in my tracks.
#FamiliesBelongTogether /1
nbcnews.com/storyline/immi…
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In 1988, a federal judge ruled in favor of the kids and ordered the INS to stop doing that.
This 30-year-old passage from the opinion is stunning. /4
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Instead the court accepted that these kids may not have expected better treatment back home, in the countries they fled.
But they came to #America precisely because they hoped for better.
They expected better.
They deserved better. /6
But what message are we sending the world right now? With the #MuslimBan? #FamilySeparation?
When will #ThisIsAmerica be trending because we are standing by positive values that make us proud? /7