My stepmom and stepbrothers came to this country as political refugees. They didn't speak English. One stepbrother now has a Masters in Psychology and the other works for the company his father-in-law founded (his father-in-law, before he passed away, kidded to us that if my stepbrother and his wife ever split up, they were going to keep my stepbrother.
) They're awesome fathers to their kids, and just good human beings all around.
My stepmom found work here as a nurse's aide and is the extraordinary grandmother to eight grand- and step-grandkids.
If they'd stayed where they were, they likely would have died as children, and my stepmom, in her 20s.
F*ck those who want to close the borders to people fleeing war and persecution. We're the f*cking US of A; we're better than that.