Prospect Park Mayor Mohamed Khairullah has returned to his native Syria six times since 2012 despite the life-threatening dangers imposed by Bashar al-Assad’s despotism. With each trip, Khairullah has brought humanitarian aid to the Syrian people trapped by some of the most brutal regimes in the world – a regime that millions of Syrian refugees have fled and more Syrians are trying to flee. That is why when Khairullah heard New Jersey Governor Chris Christie say he would prohibit Syrian refugees from entering the state – even those as young as five years old – he called upon the governor to apologize. In this episode, Mayor Mohamed Khairullah talks about his experiences traveling in Syria as well as his own immigration from Syria to the United States, and he gives his views on the recent campaign rhetoric used by the front runners in the race for the Republican nomination for president.
