Refugees assimilating in Houston, Texas

NY Times:
Kamal leaving Kroger after buying cupcakes for his children's school Christmas party in Houston. CreditErin Hull for The New York Times

Thriving in Texas Amid Refugee Fears

Kamal, 33, moved to Houston nearly a year ago with his family. He embraces his new identity as a Texan, but struggles to understand the push to keep Syrians out.
Houston has always been an accepting community.  It has welcomed people from the rust belt to folks from around the world. But it is not that hard to understand the reluctance to take in Syrians at this time.  The analogy to a jar of M&M's that contains 10,000 pieces of candy with only 10 poison pieces in it is pretty apt.  Would you eat from that jar?

Kamal appears to be more open minded of US culture than many of the people on the left in this country.  Good for him.  But he should not be surprised that people of are wary of ISIL infiltrators using bogus Syrian documents.

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