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Jerome McDonnell wants to share a little secret with you…He loves political portraits…of all stripes.He has a hand painted plate of Kurdish political leader Massoud Barzani on his desk at WBEZ.

The Statue of Liberty is inscribed with one of the world’s most famous welcomes: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” But let’s face it, we’re not always the most welcoming country. Fear of change, of the unknown, of the other, is as American as apple pie.