'Refugees Welcome' is more than a slogan in Germany
In Germany, people are doing more that just saying that they accept immigrants by actually providing social programs to help families from places such as Syria. Most Syrians, and other immigrant groups, who come to Germany rely on the youngest members of their families for translation because children are able to learn languages much faster than adults. 'Abseits!' is an organization that aims to provide transitional education materials to adults, such as German as a second language classes, financial and higher learning opportunities. This program was started from an immigrant herself and felt like she wasn't allowed her childhood because of having to adjust to being a liason to her family in an equally foreign place. This article is worth reading because it is a snapshot of what Americans could be like. We should be empowering people who come to this country for better opportunity instead of making sure the porch light is off when they arrive. If our nation, as a whole, could demonstrate the compassion and understanding that Germans exercised then the world could be a little bit nicer place to live, especially for the people who were already trying to make a better life for themselves and their families by moving to another country.
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