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Happy Thanksgiving! Thereâs so much Iâm grateful for, and today [my column]( focuses on the welcome that Americans afforded a certain East European refugee in 1952, shown above with his son. Recognize that son? You know him! The contrast between the welcome that refugee received in New York harbor and President Trumpâs policy in 2018 of separating children from parents at the border could not be more stark. Iâm thankful for all who resist those ugly impulses. [Hereâs the bottom line!](
Iâm also saddened by President Trumpâs determination to [stand by the Saudi crown prince]( despite the intelligence communityâs conclusion that he directed the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Some people have seen the crown prince as a great modernizer, noting that he has allowed women to drive. But The Washington Post and [Amnesty International]( both report that womenâs rights activists in Saudi Arabia have been tortured in prison, including being subjected to floggings and sexual harassment. A great modernizer? Really?
Itâs wonderful that starvation in Yemen is getting more attention, including serious efforts afoot in Congress to cut off arms sales to Saudi Arabia. Save the Children has a [new estimate]( that 85,000 children have starved to death so far there.
Meanwhile, it turns out that Ivanka Trump used a private email address for government emails. Sigh. Fox News treated Hillary Clintonâs use of private email as the apocalypse, and then [Fox & Friends devoted all of 25 seconds]( to covering Ivankaâs emails. And Bloomberg [explores]( the Trump familyâs financial ties to Saudi Arabia.
Happy Thanksgiving, even if youâre not in the U.S., and hereâs my column on immigration and [what Iâm thankful for](
Good News!
I was in Richmond, Va., this week, shooting a PBS documentary that goes with my next book (written with my wife, Sheryl WuDunn, as always). We looked at homelessness, and I was moved by two local women who have started a program through a local church to support the homeless there. Neither woman has much in the way of resources (one survives on a monthly disability check), but they have done a remarkable job feeding the needy â and they will be serving Thanksgiving dinner to 500 homeless people. Wherever I travel, I see this safety net crafted by local volunteers and churches or other faith organizations; it would be better if the government offered more help, but on this Thanksgiving Iâm so thankful for the way volunteers step up across this country to support their neighbors.
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