Earlier today I had words and thoughts exploding out of my head. I couldn't wait to sit down and write. And now here I am just after 8:30pm at night finally sitting down with a cup of peppermint tea and a box of kleenex for both my super runny nose and the tears that don't seem to stop falling.
The Wall. Today President Trump announced that funding for the Mexico-U.S. border wall will begin. And funding for sanctuary cities will be stopped. The latter is already being challenged as unconstitutional. I posted two articles by Dr. Reece Jones, my good friend, to my FB page and also added the link the the HBO documentary, The Fence.
I see my students. I see those who are here without papers. It is not because they are bad people or because they want to break the law. These beautiful young humans are here because they were running for their lives. I have so much to say, but lack the ability to be coherent anymore today.
The inherent racism that this wall represents is horrifying. How do others not see this? Where is the demand for a wall between U.S. and Canada? This is not for safety. This is not even economic. It is simply a fear tactic and a xenophobic measure that denies our plurality and ignores the value of multiculturalism. I am appalled and so very sad.
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