Och, they've been daein this lang syne; tis naethin new. Back in 1988, Ah attendit an international gaitherin o high-school-aged youth, put on by the United Methodist Church. The gaitherin wis held near Chicago, an the hale idea wis jist tae get aa these young folk frae aa ower the wairld in ane plaice, tae meet ilka ither, mak friends, discuss issues an seek peace, justice, & understandin.
Weel, wuidnae ye jist ken it-- the U.S. Immigration hie-hied-yins decidit that three o the delegates were tae "dangerous" tae let intae the U.S.-- A student frae El Salvador, a student frae Cuba, an ane ither, frae China or some ither "communist" kintra. Och, sure, an werenae these young folk "threats tae national security," infiltratin the kintra tae attend a kirk conference?!?
The mair things change, the mair they stay the same...