My father came here illegally. But in many ways he was a red-blooded American
Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Hector Becerra of the Los Angeles Times tells about his father, who came to the United States from Mexico without authorization “but in many ways . . . was a red-blooded American.”
Becerra writes:
“My father was like so many immigrants of his generation from Mexico: Coming north, without proper papers, looking for work and a better life for their families. Over the years, my father and people like him were demonized by those who felt they were ruining California and praised by others who believed their work ethic and labor were a boon to the state.”
KJ
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