OPINION: Recognizing the humanity of people who have left their homes in search of the rights they and their children deserve should not be hard, writes Katie Peeler (KatieHale29). Helping those persons achieve those rights is harder.
to cities with Democratic mayors, firmly believe that some lives matter less, specifically the lives of those who are exercising their right to seek asylum in our country. A new and just social compact must be grounded on the assumption that all lives matter equally.
At a minimum, we owe each other recognition of our common humanity. Recognizing the humanity of people who have left their homes in search of the rights they and their children deserve should not be hard. Helping those persons achieve those rights is harder. It requires us not only to proactively create systems and solutions to enable and protect those rights, but it also requires us to seek the assistance of others when our system is overwhelmed.
DeSantis did not seek assistance. He did not reach out to Massachusetts and ask for help. Instead, he went out of his way to act deceitfully, tricking vulnerable people into traveling to a place where there is no work, little shelter and no immigration courts or services to help process their asylum claims. In the words of immigration attorney Rachel Self, “.
Despite all of this, despite not knowing that this plane was arriving, the people of Martha’s Vineyard instantly jumped into action to provide shelter, food, clothing and other basic needs for their new neighbors. They took an immediate and complex problem, assessed their resources, did what they could, and then asked for help. The systems in place in our Southern states to care for arriving migrants are certainly overwhelmed.
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