The world's most vulnerable individuals face grave danger.
With a single signature, President Donald Trump has effectively shut the door on refugees, stripping countless innocent children and …
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The world's most vulnerable individuals face grave danger.
With a single signature, President Donald Trump has effectively shut the door on refugees, stripping countless innocent children and families of their right to seek asylum.
Since the founding of the United States, the nation has upheld a moral responsibility to offer refuge to those in need, providing a chance to build a new life and pursue the American dream.
But now, that dream is slipping away – especially for those who have fled war-torn regions or escaped their homes in the dead of night out of fear for their lives.
This situation is heartbreaking, but we cannot allow America’s moral compass to waver.
For decades, tens of thousands of refugees have endured long, grueling waits for the opportunity to rebuild their lives in the United States. Imagine their despair.
Many can never return home – to places like Afghanistan, Sudan or the Democratic Republic of Congo – due to ongoing conflict, the threat of torture or even death. Women and girls are especially vulnerable. Meanwhile, unaccompanied children who have braved perilous journeys to escape violence in Central America now find the border closed to them, leaving their futures uncertain.
In this moment of crisis, we must not turn our backs on those who need us the most. America has long been a beacon of hope for the persecuted, the displaced and the desperate.
To abandon that legacy now would be a betrayal of the very values that define us. We have a moral obligation to stand up for refugees, to advocate for their right to safety and to ensure that the promise of a better future remains within reach.
The time to act is now – before more lives are lost, before more dreams are shattered and before we lose sight of the compassion and humanity that make our nation strong.
Justin D. Bibee is a human rights advocate.
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