Many online commentators label undocumented immigrants as “criminals.” To them, the label alone seems enough to pass judgment and shut down empathy. Phrases like “What part of illegal do you not understand?” are used to justify a hardline stance. Perhaps it’s a way to ease their conscience—convincing themselves that the “other side” is too morally flawed to deserve humane treatment.
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During our diplomatic visit to Iraq, led by the president of the Chaldean Chamber of Commerce and Chaldean Foundation, Mr. Martin Manna, I made a personal decision—I would not leave Baghdad without visiting my mother’s gravesite. On February 24, our final day in Baghdad, I excused myself after our last scheduled meeting at around 4 o’clock and visited the Christian cemetery near Sahat al-Tayran, just behind the famous Freedom Monument (Nasib Al-Hurriya) in the heart of the city.
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