Welcoming the Stranger
(This is the second in a series of reflections on books read by the Creekside Book Club) I thought I knew how the immigration system worked in the United States. I grew up with immigrants – undocumented, refugees and legal residents – in my community in Southern Idaho. Here in Washington, I work every day with people who have immigrated or are immigrating from many countries. I even have some extended family members who are immigrants. I assumed there was a way for anyone to immigrate legally to the US and that it was as simple as “following the rules”. However, with all the...
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