President Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500
14 March 2017
Dear President Trump,
Earlier
this evening, I was looking through the dictionary for a word, and I came
across the word “xenophobia.” The exact definition of xenophobia is “(noun) intense
or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries.” In other words,
it’s the fear of foreigners or people who are not from the country that you
live in.
When I read the word xenophobia,
I immediately thought of you, President Trump. Not only are you planning on
building a wall between the US and Mexico (and trying to make Mexico pay for
it), but you seem determined to keep all Muslims from several countries out of
America. Your recent revision of your travel ban, in spite of its fancy
rhetoric, remains focused on keeping all Muslims out.
Fear is a powerful force. I worry that fear is the root of all of the
extreme measures that you’re taking? I worry that what is driving you is a
phobia.
We all have things that we are
afraid of. For example, I have a fear of spiders. But, unless we put forth
effort into being brave and conquering our fears, we will never get rid of
them. I have a suggestion for you, President Trump.
I will promise to work hard on
conquering my fear of spiders, if you work hard on conquering your fear of
people who are not Americans. Almost all
of the people who want to come to America are just looking for a better
life. There’s really nothing to be
afraid of.
Regards,
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