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Anything I: Sukhera and Donald Trump

anything i: At the border, his 8-year-old daughter looked petrified, according to Toronto Star. Then his 6-year-old son spoke up. SUPPLIED PHOTO By Shree Paradkar Columnist Mon., Dec. 12, 2016 The Friday after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election, London, Ont.-based Javeed Sukhera a Muslim was driving to Seattle with his family. Are they going to put us in jail Are they going to shoot us As a child and adult psychiatrist, Sukhera had been dealing with children of refugees and immigrants who were struggling with trauma, but this experience hit home. Sukhera grew up in Toronto where he says he had very little negative experiences for the most part. This is something that much more powerful than anything I d imagined. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.