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New Book Recounts How Cuban Refugee Who Escaped Castro's Prison Camps Now Helps Thousands of Other Refugees Find Freedom at the Mexican Border
August 2nd, 2008
At a time when angry rhetoric over illegal immigration often dominates the U.S. political agenda, a new book introduces a compassionate voice to Americans: a Cuban refugee who has devoted his life to helping 20,000 other refugees find freedom, hope and healing at the U.S. border. "I Was A Stranger, Hope for a Hidden World" is the inspirational story of Feliberto Pereira and his life as a modern Good Samaritan. Pereira escaped the persecution of Fidel Castro's 1960 regime aboard a "freedom flight" to America. Knowing firsthand that most refugees arrive with nothing more than the clothes on their backs, Pereira, a U.S. citizen, started a ministry in South Texas assisting...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-08-02)
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