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ILLEGAL LIMBO part 1
WITH ALL THE CONTROVERSY AND VITRIOL SURROUNDING THE IMMIGRATION DEBATE IN THE UNITED STATES, IT'S EASY TO FORGET THAT AT ITS ESSENCE, THIS IS A DISCUSSION ABOUT REAL PEOPLE. A NEW BOOK TITLED LIVING "ILLEGAL": THE HUMAN FACE OF UNAUTHORIZED IMMIGRATION HOPES TO HIGHLIGHT THE DIVERSE ASPECTS OF THE AMERICAN IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE TODAY BY TELLING THE RICHLY TEXTURED STORIES OF REAL PEOPLE— WORKING, BUILDING FAMILIES, AND ENRICHING THEIR COMMUNITIES, DESPITE THE GROWING HOSTILITY THEY FACE EVERYDAY.
ILLEGAL LIMBO part 2
OUR GUEST, MARIE FRIEDMANN MARQUARDT HAS WORKED EXTENSIVELY AS AN ADVOCATE AMONG IMMIGRANTS IN ATLANTA. SHE HELPED TO ORGANIZE AND IMPLEMENT THE CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF ATLANTA’S "JUSTICE FOR IMMIGRANTS" CAMPAIGN, AND SHE HAS CONVENED AND PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL INTERFAITH IMMIGRATION FORUMS. ALONG WITH HER LIVING ILLEGAL CO-AUTHORS TIMOTHY J. STEIGENGA, PHILIP J. WILLIAMS AND MANUEL A. VÁSQUEZ, MARIE DID A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESEARCH FOR THE BOOK, AND SHE RECENTLY SPOKE WITH US ABOUT HOW THIS RESEARCH HELPED TO PUT A HUMAN FACE ON OUR IMMIGRATION POLICY.
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ILLEGAL LIMBO part 1
WITH ALL THE CONTROVERSY AND VITRIOL SURROUNDING THE IMMIGRATION DEBATE IN THE UNITED STATES, IT'S EASY TO FORGET THAT AT ITS ESSENCE, THIS IS A DISCUSSION ABOUT REAL PEOPLE. A NEW BOOK TITLED LIVING "ILLEGAL": THE HUMAN FACE OF UNAUTHORIZED IMMIGRATION HOPES TO HIGHLIGHT THE DIVERSE ASPECTS OF THE AMERICAN IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE TODAY BY TELLING THE RICHLY TEXTURED STORIES OF REAL PEOPLE— WORKING, BUILDING FAMILIES, AND ENRICHING THEIR COMMUNITIES, DESPITE THE GROWING HOSTILITY THEY FACE EVERYDAY.
ILLEGAL LIMBO part 2
OUR GUEST, MARIE FRIEDMANN MARQUARDT HAS WORKED EXTENSIVELY AS AN ADVOCATE AMONG IMMIGRANTS IN ATLANTA. SHE HELPED TO ORGANIZE AND IMPLEMENT THE CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF ATLANTA’S "JUSTICE FOR IMMIGRANTS" CAMPAIGN, AND SHE HAS CONVENED AND PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL INTERFAITH IMMIGRATION FORUMS. ALONG WITH HER LIVING ILLEGAL CO-AUTHORS TIMOTHY J. STEIGENGA, PHILIP J. WILLIAMS AND MANUEL A. VÁSQUEZ, MARIE DID A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESEARCH FOR THE BOOK, AND SHE RECENTLY SPOKE WITH US ABOUT HOW THIS RESEARCH HELPED TO PUT A HUMAN FACE ON OUR IMMIGRATION POLICY.
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