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 ImmigrationNever orphan nor illegal, this Sonoman was treated that way 7-19-07This Sonoma resident was never an orphan, but her desperate mother had placed young Helen in the orphanage known as Hospice Moraga in the hope that her daughter could receive an education there. When Helen returned to Hospice Moraga in El Salvador in... read more… Do immigrants have negative or positive effects on the U.S. economy? 7-05-07Readers have asked me to weigh in once more on issues so much on everyone’s radar at the moment - issues concerning immigration. What I’d most like to do is try to bring clarity to some of the areas muddled by conflicting reports. Some... read more… On NAFTA, Perot had it right 7-06-06Once upon a time, a fellow working in the garden of his riverside home heard a shout and looked out to see someone floundering in the water. He ran down his pier, grabbed the life preserver hanging at the ready and tossed it to the flailing gentleman... read more… Why do they come? 6-08-06“I was getting along fine in Mexico City,” Monserat told me. “After graduating from the dormitory school I got a job and was doing fine. But I could not forget about all my little sisters and brothers. I knew they would never get a ... read more… Some Immigrants excel, some barely exist 6-01-06We can all name immigrants to this country who became vital leaders making significant contributions to their former and/or newly adopted homelands. One such trailblazer is coming to Sonoma next week. For years I have known that Pierre Labossiere ... read more… The depth of a mother’s love 5-18-06The depth of a mother’s love My father was born in Poland. My mother’s parents were both born there as well. So much did my mom and dad suffer abuse for being Polish in the United States in the 1930s that Dad thought seriously about c... read more… |
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