Alex is from the state of New York. He wrote to the president after he saw the images of Omran. He wrote that his family would like to offer him a home here in the United States.
Alex opened his letter this way: “Dear President Obama, Remember the boy who was picked up by the ambulance in Syria? Can you please go get him and bring him to our home?”
Alex wrote that that he would like to share his bicycle with Omran, and that his younger sister would share her toys, as well. He also wrote that he “has a friend at school from Syria named Omar. I will introduce him to Omar.”
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President Obama posted a video on Facebook Wednesday of Alex reading his letter. It has been viewed almost 8 million times.
In the post, Obama described Alex as “a young child who has not learned to be cynical or suspicious or fearful of other people because of where they come from, how they look, or how they pray."
“Imagine what the world would look like if we were,” the president wrote. “Imagine the suffering we could ease and the lives we could save."
The president also mentioned Alex’s letter earlier this week at a United Nations meeting on the refugee crisis.
People have reacted to Alex’s words on social media. One Facebook user wrote, “A six year old who has more humanity, love and understanding than most adults.”
Another said, “I wish there were billions of kids that were raised just like this little boy.”
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