NPCA responds to Trump’s reported remarks
Epiphany (Now or Never.Only half Adam.the Menu is Subject to Change) A rubble of personal history may yet push up…
On Friday, the National Peace Corps Association released the following statement in the aftermath of news reports pertaining to President Trump’s Thursday comments on U.S. immigration policy. – JR
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Last week, National Peace Corps Association praised President Trump for his excellent nomination for Peace Corps Director. Today, however, we are obliged to take exception to the disparaging remarks apparently made in reference to the countries – and therein the citizens – which our Peace Corps community has embraced and adopted as our second homes.
Since 1961, nearly 90,000 Peace Corps Volunteers served – and continue to serve – nations in Africa. More than 500 served in Haiti, while nearly 2,500 volunteers served in El Salvador. What we know better than most through living and working side-by-side with the people of these countries is that the vast majority of them are overwhelmingly generous, highly resourceful, extremely hardworking and tremendously resilient. At the same time, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers regularly work with immigrant communities from these and other countries, and understand these traits – which are imported to our shores – strengthen the fabric and traditions of the uniquely American melting pot.
As our President and our policymakers conduct important deliberations on our nation’s immigration policies, let us raise up the level of discourse and debate. Let us bring the world home to America’s classrooms, civic groups and communities, doing our part to create a greater understanding of other people on the part of our own.
Noxious spleen: that our president has no decency what does that display about our peace corps selves to be ‘diplomatic’ and un-vile as the orange vandal in the whitewashed house venting our? spleen. Well you know what I mean, don’t you
Epiphany (Now or Never.Only half Adam.the Menu is Subject to Change)
A rubble of personal history may yet push up into other circumstances
the
sapphires’ and garlic flowers’ cornucopian possibilities.
Into what may have seemed some missteps of character and performance
deal-breaker circumstances slipped-in changing cases.
Seeking courage, insight, an opposable thumb in our brains for re-learning
stumbling forward, time gusts, winds swing the hands
sweep around the dial centering sunsets before bursting moorings,
speculating beyond kenning and spinning winds of change.
© Copyright Edward Mycue