Refugees Discover 2 Americas: One That Hates, and One That Heals [NYTimes.com]

Samantha Sangenito 11/16/1612:00 PM

Ra’ad and Hutham Lalqaraghuli are no longer sure which America they’re a part of.

Is it the hateful country they confronted a few weeks before the presidential election, when someone left a note at their door that said, “Terrorist Leave no one wants you here”?

Or is it the generous country of welcoming strangers who heard about their ordeal and showered them with gifts and cards with positive messages?

The victory of President-elect Donald J. Trump has intensified their whiplash. After a year in the Maryland suburbs, having arrived with their four children as refugees from Iraq, they find themselves comparing the threats they fled with those that might still emerge.

[For more of this story, written by Adeel Hassan, go to http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11...id=75683221&_r=0]

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