God Bless the Tibbetts Family Today...
I wrote a week back about how hard it is for legal immigrants to make their way up in America, but at least they have the basics: civil rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, a Dream, and hopefully a family and a modest home.
Importing unseen laborers with zero legal recognitions is not healthy, not for the workers and not for American society.
The backlash will be strong here. Nobody in Iowa wants to hear about "white privilege" today.
Do we continue supporting the status quo, that has so many American citizens benefiting from the exploitation of other humans? Or de we demand real change, in securing our borders and then implementing a system where we know and
God knows.
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* I wonder if she is related to the late Paul Tibbets, who named his plane after his Iowa-born mother Enola Gay, before he dropped the Bomb on Hiroshima, helping to end WWII and saving countless civilian lives...
Likely not. Spelled different.
ADDED: "There will be an Answer... Let It Be."
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a statement:
“Today, our state woke up to heart-wrenching news. As a mother, I can’t imagine the sorrow felt by the Tibbetts family. We are all suffering over the death of Mollie, knowing that it could have been our own daughter, sister or friend.
“I spoke with Mollie’s family and passed on the heartfelt condolences of a grieving state. I shared with them my hope that they can find comfort knowing that God does not leave us to suffer alone. Even in our darkest moments, He will comfort and heal our broken hearts.
“I want to recognize and thank our local, state and federal law enforcement community for their coordinated and tireless efforts to find Mollie.
“Over the past month, thousands of Iowans searched and prayed for Mollie’s safe return. Now, we are called to come together once again to lift up a grieving family. The search for Mollie is over, but the demand for justice has just begun.
“As Iowans, we are heartbroken, and we are angry. We are angry that a broken immigration system allowed a predator like this to live in our community, and we will do all we can bring justice to Mollie’s killer.”
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