Difficult to ignore the topic of refugees. This is an image of a refugees experience fleeing communist vietnam in 1975. In many ways, it reminds us of images that we might see on the news today. Its hard to ignore the human stories of families perishing at sea. Refugees are suffocating in meat trucks. Theyre crowding onto leaky boats. Theyre drowning the bodies of those unable to cross to safety are washing up on mediterranean beaches. Refugees have been in the news for the past few years, particularly related to the crisis in syria, but refugees are being uprooted by conflict all around the world. So were not just talking about refugees coming from syria, but from other wartorn regions. Especially in the last couple years, it has been very difficult to ignore the public response to refugees. Refugee resettlement has become a polarizing topic. On one hand, opposition to refugees has been fierce and even hostile. Politicians at the local, state, and federal level have linked refugees to
Might see on the news today. Its hard to ignore the human stories of families perishing at sea refugees are suffering and suffocating in meat tracks, crowding onto leaky boats and rounding the bodies of those who are unable to cross the safety are washing up on mediterranean beaches. Refugees of been in the news for the past few years, particularly related to the crisis in syria, but refugees are being uprooted by conflict all around the world. So, were not just talking about refugees coming from syria but from other wartorn region. In the past couple years its been very difficult to ignore the public response to refugees. Like so many other topics today, this is become a polarizing topic on one hand, opposition to refugees has been hostile politicians at the local state have linked refugees to terrorism and pursued antirefugee policies in the name of National Security the most famous is Donald Trumps executive order which ground the federal refugee from to a halt in january 2017. Spir
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i cannot help but feel the weight of history, which surrounds us and which reminds us of the vital parliamentary traditions to which members of both houses dedicate yourselves with such personal commitment for the betterment of us all. parliament is the living and breathing instrument of our democracy. and this is how the rest of the day will play out. this afternoon there will be a service of reflection for the extraordinary life of queen elizabeth ii. that service is going to take place at st. giles cathedral. and this morning prince harry paid tribute in a statement to his grandmother, queen elizabeth ii, thanking her for her, quote, sound advice and infectious smile. and continued in celebrating the life of my grandmother, her majesty the queen and mourning her loss we are reminding of the guiding she was to so many in her commitment to service and duty. i want to get to anna stewart live in london. good morning. how was the response from parliament to the king s addres