Day 118.

I had a day of clarity today. Maybe it’s the eye of the hurricane.

Two things.

The executive order I’m sure you read about. It’s still appalling, if less clumsy than its prior version. It calls to mind the Immigration Act of 1924, which was a less transparent attempt to “preserve” America’s so-called “racial purity.” The Executive Order is less honest, but this is what “Make America Great Again” really means, isn’t it?

The Immigration Act of 1924 is one of the reasons so many Jews died in the Holocaust. They simply couldn’t get here to safety. And with Yemen and Syria in the throes of civil wars, it’s easy to see the shadows of that slaughter falling on today’s news.

This is without taking into account the sick feeling of rejection by their own country that some of my friends are feeling tonight. Because of where they’re born, they’re not wanted. Even if they’re citizens already, they feel this.

Which brings me to the second thing. I do not want to sow panic, so I suggest an action at the end.

Khizr Khan, the Gold Star Father who spoke so eloquently about the Democratic Convention last year, who has been a citizen for thirty years, cannot travel to Canada to give a speech. And the reason why is that “his travel privileges are being reviewed.”

More disturbing? The State Department claims no such procedure exists.

I suggest everyone call their elected representatives tomorrow and ask them to enquire about Khizr Khan’s right to travel. Khan is a well known person and a United States citizen who has been vocal in his (patriotic) criticism of the president. He deserves to know what’s going on. He needs clarity. We all do.