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Your Tired, Your Poor… But What About Your Refugees?

“…the U.S. is no longer the world’s top country for refugee admissions… The decline in U.S. refugee admissions comes at a time when the number of refugees worldwide has reached the highest levels since World War II.”
– Jens Manuel Rogstad, “Key facts about refugees to the U.S.”, Pew Research Center

When I read these words while researching for my infographic, I shook my head in disbelief. There are more people that need help, but the U.S. government is reducing any effort to help them.

Thus, I decided I needed to highlight this tragic disparity: though more refugees need to be resettled, the U.S. is turning them away. It’s unacceptable.

I also wanted my infographic to call my audience to action (demanding change from their state representative). As a result, I created this infographic on Canva:

Stop & Smell the Political Prose(s)

(Featured image taken from “Mike Pompeo goes to war on wikileaks” on The national interest)

Lies. Fake news. President Trump and his staff have been smearing journalism with these labels since the start of his presidency.

Because of that, I wasn’t surprised to hear that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo avoided answering interview questions on NPR and released an angry statement against reporter Mary Louise Kelly.

Sec. of State Mike Pompeo’s official statement against Mary Louise Kelly (state.gov)

But reporter Jason Breslow creatively caught my attention with an intriguing headline:

Pompeo Won’t Say If He Owes Yovanovitch an Apology. ‘I’ve Done What’s Right.’

After that, Breslow created bold subheadings to sustain my curiosity.

But creativity aside, would this article pass John McManus’s “SMELL” Test?

It’s time for us to stop and smell the prose(s).