- Aug 1, 2019
Immigrants and America: Lessons from the Past
My paternal grandmother as a new immigrant Published in ChicagoNow, August 1, 2019 Our current anti-immigrant political climate is sadly...
- Jun 25, 2019
Detention Centers for Children: America's Shame
Published in ChicagoNow, June 25, 2019 Seventy-two years ago today, Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl was published. I remember...
- Apr 16, 2019
Immigrants: They Get the Job Done
Published in ChicagoNow, April 16, 2019 That’s a huge applause line from Lin Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton. We are a country of immigrants....
- Aug 30, 2018
How Can You See This and Still Support the Trump Border Policy?
Headed for a "tender age" shelter Published in ChicagoNow, August 30, 2018 There are still over 500 children, many of them under age...
- Jun 25, 2018
The Migrant Children Crisis is Moral Not Political
My grandson at age 9-months Published in ChicagoNow, June 25, 2018 Facebook deemed my post about the Mr. Rogers movie too political. When...
- Jun 18, 2018
Separating Kids from Parents is OK with Some Folks
John Moore/Getty Images Published in ChicagoNow, June 18, 2018 There was a dog whistle in Kellyanne Conway’s interview with Chuck Todd on...
- Jun 30, 2016
Immigrants Made America Great Mr. Trump: My Grandfather’s Story
My grandfather working in his store in Detroit – just as I remembered it Published in ChicagoNow, June 30, 2016 In June of 1885, the...