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A place worth fleeing

A place worth fleeing

Compassion isn't just for new immigrants coming in; citizens leaving deserve it too.

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Isabelle Roughol
Nov 16, 2020
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Progressives are pretty good about expressing compassion for migrants making their way into their country. The feeling, however, often doesn’t extend to migrants leaving.

Progressive writer Rebecca Solnit published a Facebook post taking aim at American expats choosing to leave the turmoil of the United States behind. I finally figured out why it bother…

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