Every Day a Risk
What’s going on here? Song says,
“The Land of the Free”
Every day, it is a risk’: immigrant communities paralyzed by fear of impending Ice raids
“It doesn’t make sense. They’re not trying to arrest terrorists or criminals, just undocumented people,” she said. “We just want to pay the bills.”
My Great Grand Parents, Koop and Hendrikje Hofman, immigrated from Holland in 1868 and got married the same year.
They bought a farm in Ottawa County, near Jamestown, Michigan (i-196 crosses the farmland) and raised a family.
in the 1900 Census, information shows that Great Grandpa had, after 32 years, filed naturalization papaers.
For at least 32 years, apparently, he did not file or register as an immigrant.
But he never had to worry that someone was going to knock on his door and demand to see his paperwork.
This was America.
This is America.
It seem to me like this county used to stand taller.
At least we weren’t so scared.
Maybe we gain a smidgen of protection.
But at what cost?
Truthfully, here in Georgia, where sidearms are worn by citizens in grocery stores, its not immigrants I worry about.
Just what are those weapon toting folks afraid of?
I carry a Bible and a copy of the US Constitution and I stride this world in Seven League Boots.
I invite everyone to join me.
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