Once again , the president compared those who had pummeled and tased police officers to Hamas hostages. This time, he did so in front of the families of some of those kidnapped in Israel last October. He also purged non-loyalists from non-political government jobs, suspended refugee resettlement, ended the program that was still working to reunite immigrant children separated from their parents during his first administration, and signed an executive order attempting to end constitutionally guaranteed birthright citizenship.
Frank was born in Nuremberg, Germany, in Most but not all of his Jewish family was able to get out alive, and he arrived in Los Angeles at age 10 knowing almost no English. But even as the State Department where he fought to promote human rights and protect refugees is being emptied of professionals, our former chief U. If you think mass deportations are a betrayal of our values , and that the First Amendment is under serious attack, along with the rule of law, this is no time for a nap.
Of course we feel like looking away. But indulging our discouragement would be almost as un-American as trying to do away with birthright citizenship. Melinda Henneberger is columnist for the Kansas City Star. She won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in and was a Pulitzer finalist for commentary in , for editorial writing in and for commentary in By Daily Camera guest opinion openforum dailycamera.
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