Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Crisis at United States-Mexican Border

Greetings Everyone,

Wow, some people tend to forget. The American citizens who were and still are holding up signs protesting and shouting and telling the buses to turn around and go back have failed to realize that their ancestors used to be refugees, coming to America, only they were on a ship. While some Americans are saying "No, they can't stay. They can't stay!", ask yourself this question: Did the Native Americans (who were in America first) say "No, they can't stay!", when your ancestors were trying to find "refuge" from their country that they were trying escape from? Simply because your ancestors wanted to choose their religion or have some kind of say in their way of life? American citizens, I think somewhere this country and the people that lived and died here has lost their humanity, and succeeding in being wrapped around their ignorance. As I watched the news, I noticed all the racism the U.S. citizens were displaying with their signs at the Mexican-USA border. I mean, really? The negative attitudes of American citizens' about the crisis at the Mexican-USA border are a disgrace and embarrassment throughout the entire world because of this terrible, negative message is being sent. These refugees who are risking everything by escaping from their own country are human beings. As I said about human beings before, they inhale and exhale through their lungs, bleed the same blood, have the same body organs that function the same way, have voices and talk when they open their mouths. These human beings are trying to escape the horrors of what is going on in their country. Human beings can't go through life being afraid. It isn't healthy going through life in anxiety and fear. These precious human beings want to live, they don't want to die. Freedom is a priceless gift and they have a lot to live for. They need to feel safe in their lives. This crisis at Mexican-USA Border is human obligation. Humans on this earth are obligated to rescue and save other human beings. As human beings, we CAN'T tell the buses filled with refugees to turn around and go home. We can't make the refugees go back to a place that is plagued with violence everywhere they turn their heads, wondering whether will live or die. It will be like throwing and pushing them inside a dark room full of poisonous and deadly snakes while they are reaching for your hand to help them out. These refugees from our neighboring countries need help. There's going to be a time when we as the United States of America will need help from our allies soon. The United States of America alone doesn't have everything regarding resources that are necessary for survival. That is why we have to maintain trading relationships with other countries in order to maintain stability on this earth. The relationships that we as a (United States) country have with our allies (other counties) are bridges that we can't afford to burn. 


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