Racists and xenophobes shout about why letting other human beings into their precious countries would be so terrible, but fortunately, a lot of this is not true. ... So next time you hear someone complain about the refugees, just imagine them running across a desert with a gang of black-attired, sharp kukri-wielding madmen chasing them, and see if they'd still consider it a point of view worth airing. ... Germany is the golden boy of Europe right now, but other countries have taken a unempathetic and xenophobic approach. ... So there seems to be four main concerns about letting these da...

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Langston Hughes (1902-1967) - American writer, known for the use of jazz and black folk rhythms in his poetry. ... William Carlos Williams- The American writer avoided artificiality and sentimentality in his work by producing clear, direct verse about common, everyday subjects. ...

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