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Obama Compares Mayflower Pilgrims to Syrian Refugees in Thanksgiving Message

US President Barack Obama delivered a Thanksgiving address on November 26, comparing the pilgrims who landed in America aboard the Mayflower in 1620, whom he described as “refugees,” to Syrian refugees today. He praised citizens who had expressed willingness to welcome refugees to their homes, and sought to alleviate fears that Islamic extremists would enter the country posing as refugees. Credit: YouTube/The White House