People seeking asylum or a better life in America are not snakes. They are mothers, fathers, children, individuals, humans ... not snakes. They will add to the fabric of our society if given the chance. You may see an immigrant the next time you go to the doctor, or when you need a lawyer, or they may work on your car or check you out at the grocery store. You may see one of the children at your kids' recital or baseball game. You may see them at school, at church, at the car wash, at the dentist, working in factories, serving you a drink at your local bar or even sweating in the fields. Or they may be protecting our country as a valued member of the military. They want what all of us want ... to be a productive member of our society ... to be Americans.
They are not snakes. There are bad immigrants, just like there are bad cops, bad priests, bad politicians, bad parents and most definitely bad presidents. There is good and bad in everyone. Trump wants to throw out the baby with the bathwater. Trump and his base want only a white America of European descent. They abhor the thought of having to mingle with people of color. My America ... and hopefully your America ... isn't just white. It's a beautiful kaleidoscope of color that reflects our diversity.
This continued retelling is just more of Trump's propaganda campaign. He's been reciting it to his base repeatedly since the campaign began. Does anyone see the irony here? Hopefully America will see the irony and get rid of the real evildoer in our midst. #VoteBlue2018
