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Joe Gelarden
Stories about immigrants seem to fill our newspapers and TV screens.
They tell of refugees trying to enter the USA after walking thousands of miles to escape violence, poverty, oppression and famine.
Some of our friends oppose their efforts because they violate our immigration laws. Others say they are criminals, dopers, or carriers of dread diseases. They speak foreign tongues, too. Keep them out, they demand.
Here in our corner of the world, we recently lost a pair of neighbors, both immigrants who arrived on our shores after experiencing oppression, violence and fear. And they helped make our nation and our community a better place to live.