I'll be visiting Homestead tomorrow morning, thinking about my grandparents who came here escaping oppression over 100 years ago. America's openness to the plight of the immigrant is core to our value system, without which as a nation we're on a perilous course to chaos.

Jun 27, 2019 · 12:05 PM UTC

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62yrs ago my grandparents left UK. They were refugees at the end of the war, identified as stateless, they were granted citizenship and raised their children here. They worked on a farm and in mills. My grandmother taught us lessons of fleeing and bearing witness to real horrors.
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Were your grandparents illegal immigrants?
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Did your grandparents come here legally or ILLEGALLY?
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#marianne2020
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RE #immigrants funneled into #USmilitary uscis.gov/military/military-…
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Thank you, Marianne! I appreciate you doing this and that you are always advocating for children. Wishing you the best tonight, you will make us proud!
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Keep in mind We As a Nation We Cannot Take Care of The Entire World nor can we let them All in. We Are A Nation of laws
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Hoping they don't lock you into the "anti-vaxer" or "woo-woo"closet tonight n they give you more than five minutes.Last nite shows you have to be sharp n quick but confident n appealing. Tulsi, Castro, Warren did well. All were better than Trump. Go Marianne! #DemocraticDebates
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My grandfather did as well. Came through Ellis Island and became an American citizen.
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And your ancestors came here legally. Big difference. You are ignoring all the immigrants who are trying to abide by our laws and come here legally, by allowing those who break our law to stay.
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