Immigration Fight During the August Recess | National Catholic Reporter

Immigration Fight During the August Recess | National Catholic Reporter by MSW.  MGB: I object to the Senate plan because it requires too much of those already here and does not take into account the lousy conditions most of them have faced and continue to face working in the shadows.  If I had my druthers, I would grant anyone who has been here for 8 years citizenship and would end immigration restrictions entirely, as well as right-to-work laws.  If factory owners had to hire union labor, they would likely not hire from the global south - and if they did it would not matter.

As for Archie Bunker Wannabes like D.A. King who don't want Latinos on their street, they need to be reminded that Mexican Americans have likely been here longer than they have, especially those whose roots come from California, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.  My confirmation sponsor was an Air Force Major whose family lived across the street from our family, whose wife taught us what real Mexican food was like and whose daughter I would have likely dated had we not both moved away.