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The Citizen Recommends: Speaking Truth to Trump on Immigration

video New York Times Nicholas Kristof reminds the President of their shared immigrant past

Sometimes, it’s not the protest or the angry letter or the fact-checking news reports that speak truth. Sometimes, a quiet reminder is all it takes to point out the obvious: That our new President has a selective memory when it comes to one of the most pressing issues of our day—immigration. In this short video clip, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof—who recently stopped a would-be burglar in his Philadelphia hotel room—sweeps through his city, telling a tale of a family of immigrants made good, good enough to produce the 45th President of the United States. It’s a beautiful, moving paean to the American story that Donald Trump would do well to watch. You can see it here:

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