Topic: immigration
Please Don’t Deport My Mom
PBS’s FRONTLINE recently aired a powerful report on the Obama Administration’s “get tough” immigration policy. It’s both alarming and heart-breaking, and I’d encourage you to watch. At the very least, take seven minutes to watch this clip, which tells the story of Roxana Garcia, who was deported to Mexico and torn from her five American-born children, after being stopped by police for failing to signal before changing lanes. (Their story begins at minute 3:00 of the clip.) Watch Lost in … Read More
Happy St. Patrick’s Day?
[ photo: Jaimelondonboy ] Ireland may have received a lot of attention last week (it was St. Patrick’s Day, in case you didn’t notice). But a reminder of the country’s true unimportance recently appeared in the New York Times: the paper of record referred to the new prime minister as Edna Kenny, and described the person as ‘she.’ The existence of a glamorous lady novelist called Edna, who recently had a book out may have been misleading – and Enda … Read More
