And the Home. . of the. . .BRAVE!

Not so much, anymore.

I'm going to ask readers of this blog to do something today, for themselves and for their country and for the men and women who serve so bravely in the wars we are conducting abroad. I'm going to ask you to pass this story along to everyone you know and love and who might be able to bring their own influence to bear upon a deeply regretable episode in our nation's history. We are better than this.

I'm also going to ask you to get in touch with this Immigration lawyer,

Ira J. Kurzban.


To see if there is anything we can do to liberate this young man.

I happen to know a few 8 year olds and I can tell you, they take my word for everything, and it would not occur to them to do otherwise. And I believe this young man's story. And I am filled with shame. Shame for what we do, to those who come when called.

This past weekend, the NYTimes Sunday Magazine carried the story of Jose Antonio Vargas, an illegal immigrant from the Phillipines (and Pultizer Prize Winner while at the Washington Post) who has outed himself as chasing the American Dream without the requisite paperwork. In case you missed it in print, See it here.

Update:

US Drops Deportation Proceedings against Same Sex Marrigage Immigrant.

Now, how about extending that to men and women who have served this country in a time of war? Both are the right things to do. And while you're at it: How about abandoning this idea that you can take a kid away from the only family he's ever known and send him away? How do you think that would feel to a kid? Think he might internalize the trauma and think he's done something bad? Maybe think it's his fault? You can require them to undo this Neanderthal Policy, I know you can.Change always starts with US. If we don't lay down for it, they can't make it stick. Send an email to your Senator, tell him to vote FOR the Dream Act, or he'll be looking for another job. Here's the link:

US Senate.(there's a link in the upper right corner where you can select your state).

Also this weekend: Ray Henry and Kate Brumback of the Associated Press detail the role of incentives in back breaking crop picking labor, in case you missed it in print, see it here: Georgia program tries to replace migrant workers with ex-convicts.

The DREAM Act.

"Why do you love these guys so much?"
"Because. . .they stand on a wall and say. . .Nothing's gonna hurt you tonight."
Demi More in A Few Good Men. by Aaron Sorkin