Immigration raids and the national conscience.
The letter below was sent by my friend Jim Blandy to the governor of Oregon, Jim's state. In it, Jim asks what Oregon can do to avoid a disaster like the recent group deportation of immigrants in Massachusetts that resulted in children being abandoned, as described on National Public Radio and in the Boston Globe.
Before I say more, please read Jim's letter:
From: Jim Blandy
Subject: Abandoned children
To: [a mailing list we're on]
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 21:53:37 -0800
Folks, I'd never use [this mailing list] for campaigning, but I think
this goes far beyond politics, and well into the territory of national
disgrace....