Dear Mr. President,
Every time I hear about Syrian refugees languishing as they attempt to find sanctuary in Europe I think of my nine-month-old son. I cannot imagine leaving our home with only the clothes on our backs, or being forced to board an unseaworthy boat to cross tumultuous waters. I do not understand the politics of a place like Turkey, whose response to the crisis has been so disappointing, but I think I understand us. We are the country that knows that immigrants, people who come to these shores in crisis, have built our cities, brought fruit from our soil and lead us to the vanguard of the information age. Immigrants are more than valuable, are the lifeblood of our country.
I hope that you will work with the State Department to bring as many Syrians refugees to this country as we can, to alleviate this injustice.
I hope, too, that you will do what we can to welcome those Central American refugees who yearn for freedom, safety, and prosperity in our country. I hope that you will not bolster the efforts of the Mexican military and police who, like Turkey, have demonstrated a distressing lack of humanity towards their neighbors.
The children who long to make it over the Rio Grande will be the leaders of the next generation, they will make our country better, we will all be better for having them here.
Thank you for your service to our country.
Sincerely,
-Helder Weil
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