Greeting our new Mainers with “welcome” signs at Fort Williams, rather than walls and cages, ensures a better outcome for all.
It’s ironic that our fear of terrorists crossing the U.S. border has led to treating asylum seekers like criminals. If incarceration changes their attitude toward the U.S. from hopefulness to anger, who is to blame? If you were locked in a crowded cage or forcibly separated from your children, would you feel warm and fuzzy toward your captors, or would those conditions breed resentment?
And won’t the after-effects of placing little ones in makeshift orphanages result in attachment disorder, a serious condition that may keep them from forming loving relationships in later life?
I fear we are creating the very environments that breed hatred in people – people who came here with the best of intentions. The sooner we eradicate these inhumane conditions, the more likely we’ll make friends instead of enemies.
Sally Connolly
Scarborough
Send questions/comments to the editors.
-
Kennebunk Post
Obituary
-
Kennebunk Post
From Augusta
-
Local & State
Maine reports 317 new cases of COVID-19, 3 additional deaths
-
Kennebunk Post
Obituary
-
Kennebunk Post
Obituary
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi {SUB NAME}, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have one? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login to participate in the conversation. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.