Thanksgiving, the story of a caravan of immigrants

The most interesting description is given by William Bradford (1590-1657), the first governor of the Pilluth colony in Massachusetts. He recalls how pilgrims, refugees who had embarked on a long journey to escape religious and political persecution in Europe, arrived in 1620 in America on the ship called Mejflauer.

Many survived the first year in America, the most difficult. Many others failed. Those who survived were greatly helped by one of the first American tribes (indiaine), Pocanoket, who was headed by a chief named Masasois.

The first Americans gave European immigrants basic food to survive and were taught how to adapt to the environment. Massasoy and Bradford established a truce agreement that lasted for 50 years until everything was destroyed with King Philip's war. But that's another story.

Bradford makes it clear that these foreign - speaking white refugees were treated well by locals.

One of the other pilgrims, Edward Winslu, wrote “Mourt Review”, a detailed description of what the first Thanksgiving meal might have been on American soil. A note of memories, where he mentions a three-day festival in 1621. Many turkeys were consulted, and this is perhaps the reason for today's turkey tradition.

Thanksgiving is a day that should remember the history of America, even how any of those living in the United States today have become Americans.

Many of the first were refugees who fled oppression. The local population welcomed them, and then was built on the DNA of this nation to become the only refuge in the world of any human who fled from social injustice, poverty and violence. It became the only place where these people would be warmly received.

Every American has benefited greatly from immigrants who have come with much hardship. They are hard-working people and with a strong desire to give the maximum to honor a country founded on the principle that “each human was created equal to”.

Americans today are part of a great experiment in earth's history. It would be a sin if America had turned off its ill - oiled <x0...

The idea that America's borders are being violated by asylum seekers because of legal gaps in the immigration system is the most false news (fake news) that only damages the national sense of Americans.

Recently, the number of refugees from “North Triangle”, the Central American area that includes Honduras, Guatemala and Salvador, has increased. There's a reason this number was added. Most of those who left Europe in 1620 were indeed looking for better economic circumstances for their families in addition to religious freedoms. In fact, extreme poverty as well as fear of physical security, fear of abuse or worse, is what has motivated many of the caravan's people to get on the move.

In general, though, migration has been declining since the southern border of America. In fact, the number of Mexicans leaving the United States has been greater than that of those who enter the United States.

As the Americans gather for thanks, they should thank their ancestors for having the courage to leave their homes, willing to risk everything and start a new life on a remote and unknown continent. They should also thank the tribes of the first Americans who welcomed the caravan from Europe and did not refuse it.