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Commentary: A glaring double standard — one for Ukrainian refugees, one for Central Americans

A mother and son wait on a bus at the border in Medyka, Poland to be taken to a safer place after crossing the border from Ukraine.

I opened my computer to start Zoom for my class on Indigenous media in Latin America. As I proceeded to take roll, I noticed that my voice began to shake and my eyes were getting red as I looked at myself in the Zoom camera.

As I called each student’s name, tears started to stream down my cheeks. I could tell that the students looked nervous and stressed. I quickly apologized and told them I needed to cancel class for that

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