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...Then they came for the DREAMers, and I did not speak out... (Original Post)
kpete
Sep 2017
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saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)1. K&R
Thank you Amy Siskind
I would add this:
They came for worker's wages beginning with "right to work" laws. They said something but no one was listening.
delisen
(6,042 posts)2. Goal: Dreamers Stay/No Wall-No Compromise
We don't throw children raised as Americans, out of America.
We don't build Walls- we are not East Germany; we are not the USSR; we are not North Korea.
SharonClark
(10,014 posts)3. That quote has been used so much it has lost its impact.
It just sounds self-righteous and self-serving now. Too bad.
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)4. The American Dream Dies Under Trump
These young people are America's orphans. They fought in our military. They cared for our elderly and our children. They educated themselves. Got jobs. Grew up to be productive citizens.
We need to defend them. A president made a promise to them. Another one should not destroy it.