The Dream of Equality and Freedom
The United States has never been a perfect nation. For almost 250 years, we've had a dream – an ideal of equality and freedom under God. And even though we have never really lived up to that, the dream has not only remained alive, but has inspired others around the world. Some were people who left everything they knew and came here, hoping to build a freer life with more opportunity. Some were nations who changed from within to create their own just and enlightened societies. We've fallen short a lot of the time, but there has still been a light that shone out and made a lot of positive difference in the world and in people's lives. Yet right now, our leaders are carrying out indiscriminate arrests of people who might be in our country illegally, claiming that they're targeting "violent offenders," even though most of those arrested have no criminal record at all. Our President has gained political traction by claiming that immigrants have "bad genes...