The United States must be a haven to asylum seekers. People fleeing war and violence must be provided safe harbor here. My people, the Jews, were turned away and the consequences were devastating. 100,000 Ukrainians is a start. The bureaucratic red tape must give way to an open door to give immediate refuge.
We must help those wretched huddled masses yearning to breathe free. This is more than a slogan on the base of a statue, it is the aspiration of our land. We must be color blind, sensitive to the desperate plight of these people whether they come here from the war-torn streets of Ukraine, Honduras, or Guatemala.
If America is the leader of the free world, then President Zelenskiy is correct; we must be the leader of peace.