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A letter to Governor Pence

8/11/2016

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Dear Governor Mike Pence,

This is a picture of my refugee travel document, issued by Egypt, as a result of the Israeli occupation of my parents' home town of Yebna, Palestine in June of 1948. 

My parents sought refuge in Qatar in the early 60s due to the continued military expansionism of the state of Israel and helped build Qatar as a businessman (my father) and a teacher (my mother). Qatar, like the majority of Arab countries unfortunately, does not naturalize you even if you were born and raised there and due to my parents' dedication to providing a better life for their children they sought refuge again in Canada in 96. 
I became a Canadian citizen in 2000, at the age of 22, and then moved to the US and have been calling the US home since then (I became an American citizen 4 years ago). 

Since living in the US I have gotten a doctoral degree, worked in the healthcare field, built a business with my wife and helped establish two new pharmacy programs in two different states. I am the husband of a beautiful nurse in the making, the proud father of 3 young children with unlimited potential and the friend, colleague and neighbor of countless beautiful souls. More importantly Mr. Pence, #IAmARefugee
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