I wrote this as satire a few months ago, and had it saved as a draft – but I never thought it would become the literal truth.<\/p>\n
“Give me your tired – but not your poor (we don’t want any more moochers) – your huddles masses (as long as they aren’t from Mexico or Muslim countries) yearning to be free (as long as they aren’t here to take our jobs).”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I honestly don’t know how much further this country can fall, or how much more it’s going to take before we realize how wrong we are and the hurt we’re directly causing to ourselves, our country, and our reputation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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