I think for more than a few Americans what’s double-heartbreaking
about the news coverage of those escaping Syria, especially that picture
of the young child on the beach, is that for far too long we’ve had no
coverage of migrants into the States from Mexico or South and Central
America.
How many families have been separated?
How many kids have died?
How many women raped?
How many people have tried to find a better life
only to lose theirs?
I don’t know, but our political leaders sure like
to talk about building walls, forcing families apart, and making it as
difficult as possible for this country to be a welcoming place of hope,
opportunity, and acceptance.
Somehow, we have before us a multitude of
wealthy fame-gluttons who want to make America a place even less likely
to represent those most basic human ideals.
