PERPETUAL ABUSE OF AMERICAN IMMIGRANTS & REFUGEES
by Gabi C. Romeri 1 Shall we refuse the unhappy fugitives from distress that hospitality which the savages wilderness extended to our fathers arriving in this land? Shall oppressed humanity find no asylum on this globe? The Constitution, indeed, has wisely provided that for admission to certain offices of important trust a residence shall be required sufficient to develop character and design. But might not the general character and capabilities of a citizen be safely communicated to every one manifesting a bona fide purpose of embarking his life and fortunes permanently with us. —Thomas Jefferson: 1st Annual Message, 1801 The Framers of this nation envisioned for us a benevolent, righteous nation that would welcome the stranger. Instead of granting at least temporary shelter to the most persecuted and mistreated among mankind, U.S. refugees are criminalized and commoditized. Negating U.