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Friday 27 November 2015

Obama makes holiday appeal for acceptance of Syrian refugees

dential campaign rhetoric States,” Obama said. “That
in the wake of a series of was the case before Paris,
attacks Nov. 13 on Paris. and it’s the case now. And
Some lawmakers, voicing what happened in Paris
concerns about homeland hasn’t stopped Americans
security, are pressing for from opening their arms
legislation further tightening anyway.”
the conditions under which “We turn Lady Liberty’s light
refugees can be admit- to the world, and widen
ted. “Now, people should our circle of concern to say
remember that no refugee that all God’s children are
can enter our borders until worthy of our compassion
they undergo the highest and care,” the president
security checks of any- said, referring the Statue of
one traveling to the United Liberty. q

President Barack Obama, from left, Malia Obama, and first lady Michelle Obama serve Thanksgiv-
ing dinner during “Feast with Friends” at Friendship Place homeless center in Washington. Friend-
ship Place works with homeless and at-risk veterans in its Veterans First program. President Obama
appealed anew on Thanksgiving Day for acceptance of Syrian refugees, saying “so much of our
greatness comes from our generosity.”

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi- Massachusetts on the May- a safer, better future for
dent Barack Obama ap- flower ship in 1620. Many themselves and their fami-
pealed anew on Thanks- of them separatists from lies. What makes America
giving Day for acceptance the Church of England, America is that we offer
of Syrian refugees, saying the Pilgrims have come to that chance.”
“so much of our greatness symbolize the quest for re- He said he has been
comes from our generos- ligious freedom in America. “touched by the generosity
ity.” The Thanksgiving holiday of Americans who’ve writ-
In his weekly radio ad- is commonly traced to a ten me letters and emails
dress broadcast Thursday, 1621 celebration when in recent weeks, offering to
Obama noted his com- the Pilgrims invited Native open their homes to refu-
mitment to accept an ad- Americans to join them in gees fleeing the brutality of
ditional 10,000 Syrian refu- a feast. ISIL (Islamic State group).”
gees this year and argued “Nearly four centuries after Obama’s plan to receive
that the policy is in keeping the Mayflower set sail, the thousands of additional
with U.S. tradition. world is still full of pilgrims,” Syrian refugees has come
Obama compared Syrian Obama said, “men and under heavy criticism in
refugees to the first Pilgrims women who want nothing Congress and has become
who arrived in present-day more than the chance for a key part of the 2016 presi-

Ads featuring Nazi imagery pulled from subway

NEW YORK (AP) — An ad “The Man in the High Cas- defended the ads, saying
campaign that featured tle.” The show depicts the they met its guidelines.
Nazi imagery has been aftermath of World War But many public officials
pulled from the New York II as if the Axis powers tri- condemned them. Mayor
City subway system. umphed. Bill de Blasio called them
Seats on the 42nd Street The region’s transit network, “irresponsible and offen-
shuttle between Times the Metropolitan Transpor- sive.”
Square and Grand Central tation Authority, approved Officials confirmed this
Terminal were wrapped in the ads, which first ap- week that Gov. Andrew
Nazi images to promote an peared earlier this month. Cuomo ordered them
Amazon video series called The agency also initially removed.q