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