READERS WRITE Refugees, not ‘invaders’ in caravan

To the reader insisting that while one illegal immigrant might not be an invasion, millions are (“Pols bear brunt for immigrant invasion,” Readers Write, Dec. 14): The use of the word “invasion” implies bigotry and xenophobia. The immigrants arriving at our southern border are not armed and do not wear uniforms. They are not trying to “invade” our country for purposes of conquest. They are seeking refuge from war, poverty, government abuse and gang violence in their own countries. Most would rather have stayed home but found it impossible to survive there. If you want a label for them, the proper one is “refugees.” The United States is the richest nation, not only on earth but in all of history, stretching across a continent with plenty of space still available. A little compassion for refugees (which we have not historically always shown) is something we can quite

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