As is always the case, when you attach proper pronouns to political rhetoric, the clarity of right and wrong begins to blur significantly. It’s reflexive to rail against illegal immigration, to blame the burgeoning Latin ethnic segment of our population for the costly burdens of public “entitlements” or the increased pressure on social institutions. We support millions of residents who aren’t here at the invitation of American law. It’s hard not to agree with extremists on the subject, if the facts are selected carefully enough and if the balance of the opposing view is avoided. But when you sit down and talk with someone who is living through the reality of being an immigrant, whether legal or not, you find that the “right” conclusions are not so easy to come by.
