Some years ago Linda and I were in Allentown looking for the Damascus Restaurant. We asked a young man on the street if he knew where it was located. He pointed down the street and said, “You can almost see the sign from here. It’s about two blocks down on the left.” Then he added, “If you want to walk, you’ll be safe. There’s nothing but Syrians between here and the restaurant.”
Last night two Syrian families were turned back at the airport. Their relatives in Allentown were waiting to welcome them; all the arrangements had been made. Now, because of the bigot in the White House, they were forced to turn around and fly back.
I feel sick. We are no longer the people I once thought we were.
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