Remember the piles of wedding rings taken from holocaust victims

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47. this is just wrong

...advocacy does not begin and end with opposition to Trump.

I think it's folly to advocate from that standpoint. The dehumanization of immigrants and refugees is what's conveyed in this image, in this post.

The fact that it's associated with the recent atrocities of the Trump administration isn't some kind of conundrum, it's a perfect storm of opposition. It's an opportunity to dig deeper into the roots and dirt of the issue.

You should know that there has been significant resistance over the years in our own party to changes and remedies which many in affected communities have been advocating. What we don't need at this point is some papering over issues associated with immigration to feather or fine-tune some political goal.

Outrage shouldn't stop at the edge of the Obama-era. Not that he should be blamed for everything, but we should at least acknowledge the past.

And we shouldn't fear the politics of that, as we take advantage of the unanimity of concern we have right now over these families' plights, to press for permanent solutions that can't be undone by the whim of an errant Executive.

So, that's what you're going to get from me on this, Ms. Toad. This post is effective because it transcends today's politics.