The World Knows
the U.S. is Special
Op-ed by Fritz Kling publised in Richmond Times Dispatch 12/13/08
Whenever I need to hire a cab, I call my favorite driver, Hamad. He moved alone to the U.S. from Sudan 20 years ago to earn money to send back to his wife -- a common arrangement among American immigrants from poorer countries.
Hamad owns his own taxi and earns a good living, but he misses his wife and school-age children. Fortunately, he returns to see them for a few months every year. During a recent trip, he saw that people can now make a good living in Sudan, but there is no going back for Hamad -- America is home now. Read more
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