I got so much out of your podcast! It had not dawned on me that it’s racist to say, “we need these immigrants/latinos to pick crops!” Like they can’t do anything else! But the stories of the cart sellers not being able to work regular schedules and therefore can’t make the money they need to live! We need to be on the street screaming about this immigration chaos! It’s insane! Who are we? Also, everyone needs to learn to speak Spanish!
Adrian, thank you for this story. I have now sent some donations and appreciate your sharing this info. In reading Reuters article I found two other worthy NGOs helping migrants. They are:
Salvavision
Voices from the Border
Would you consider amplifying a story on how we can help with $ as well as in other nonviolent ways to support our fellow humans?
This does not just impact the latino/a American community. This involves all American communities. Everyone's security is at stake. Latin Americans are one of the first communities to establish and grow in America, with exception for Native Americans.
European America has a right to exist (but don't ask Native Americans for their justifiable opinion). That is not an exclusive right to the land of what is no the U.S. anymore than individuals with Hispanic or Portuguese Heritage possess the exclusive right to South and Central American nor are French and English Settlers descendants have the right to possess the lands what is today Canada.
This is the simplest conclusion because it is the conclusion for all nation states. When did the people occupying what today we call France become French? After centuries of conquest and the development of a common language and culture. The story is the same for every nation. Just take a historical survey of their history.
Once every area is settled and communities are created over the centuries then we tend to accept those self declared countries. That doesn't exclude wars but most today do not normally involve land conquest, look at the end of the wars of WWI and WWII where Axis Powers were allowed self government by the allies, only when they were satisfied with their return to the community of nations. Amazing that we find communities of people everywhere.
Now I posit that countries may limit and develop laws that controls immigration but it also can not exclude new immigrants.
We are a land of immigrants(over used cliche) and we contain multitudes(another overused cliche). It is of course are strength but also the constant struggle of accepting that multitude. It is critical that we accomplish that struggle and understand that we have been doing that since the beginning.
There is so much more to highlight concerning immigration but time and space are limited - I'm tired and this is surely too long already and I will try and share more on my substack page. It only contains one entry because I'm retired and now conditioned to doing nothing.
I welcome your voices folks. My sister live in Oakland and her late husband was Japanese American that grew up in Oakland , and as a child he was forced into camps. Everything was lost!!! Are we seeing this again? Yes it’s sickness all over again
I started volunteering with a immigrant aid group locally, and the needs are so huge, and the suffering so real! It's good to be reminded we can make a big difference without necessarily changing the whole world.
As a non-Hispanic, native-born American I sometimes feel I'm imposing myself and treating people like an object of pity if I get too personally involved in their lives. I wonder if it's better to just give financially and leave the actual caring to the people more in their social circle. But I suspect more of us do know someone affected than we realize. Even if it's just someone we buy our coffee from every morning. We can ask how they're doing. If they're a neighbor or fellow church member or whatever, we can ask how we can help. And yes, we can always donate what we can afford. There's usually something manageable we could do that could help, the key thing is to get un-paralyzed and go do it.
Heartbreaking stories, but so important to hear! Thanks so much for sharing them with us, and what we all can do.
Thank you for giving me the chance to (in a small way) help Maribel and her family. Your highlighting of how to help is a gift. Thank you for your work - and your leadership.
RN here. One of my patients who is Hondureña has lost here status after being here since 1991. I give her a medication that treats rheumatoid arthritis. She will not be able to get that medication there. She is going to self deport and leave her daughter and husband behind. Makes me so angry and sad for her and all the others being so horribly mistreated. Feel so helpless/hopeless
I got so much out of your podcast! It had not dawned on me that it’s racist to say, “we need these immigrants/latinos to pick crops!” Like they can’t do anything else! But the stories of the cart sellers not being able to work regular schedules and therefore can’t make the money they need to live! We need to be on the street screaming about this immigration chaos! It’s insane! Who are we? Also, everyone needs to learn to speak Spanish!
Adrian, thank you for this story. I have now sent some donations and appreciate your sharing this info. In reading Reuters article I found two other worthy NGOs helping migrants. They are:
Salvavision
Voices from the Border
Would you consider amplifying a story on how we can help with $ as well as in other nonviolent ways to support our fellow humans?
I read about them in this article from Reuters:
This family self-deported to Mexico - they lost everything - https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/this-family-self-deported-mexico-lost-everything-2025-07-26/
Deep thanks for all you are doing!
best
Tanya
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Tanya Lee
Thank you for highlighting Virginia raids. Reminded me to continue supporting Iglesia Santa Maria in Falls Church.
This does not just impact the latino/a American community. This involves all American communities. Everyone's security is at stake. Latin Americans are one of the first communities to establish and grow in America, with exception for Native Americans.
European America has a right to exist (but don't ask Native Americans for their justifiable opinion). That is not an exclusive right to the land of what is no the U.S. anymore than individuals with Hispanic or Portuguese Heritage possess the exclusive right to South and Central American nor are French and English Settlers descendants have the right to possess the lands what is today Canada.
This is the simplest conclusion because it is the conclusion for all nation states. When did the people occupying what today we call France become French? After centuries of conquest and the development of a common language and culture. The story is the same for every nation. Just take a historical survey of their history.
Once every area is settled and communities are created over the centuries then we tend to accept those self declared countries. That doesn't exclude wars but most today do not normally involve land conquest, look at the end of the wars of WWI and WWII where Axis Powers were allowed self government by the allies, only when they were satisfied with their return to the community of nations. Amazing that we find communities of people everywhere.
Now I posit that countries may limit and develop laws that controls immigration but it also can not exclude new immigrants.
We are a land of immigrants(over used cliche) and we contain multitudes(another overused cliche). It is of course are strength but also the constant struggle of accepting that multitude. It is critical that we accomplish that struggle and understand that we have been doing that since the beginning.
There is so much more to highlight concerning immigration but time and space are limited - I'm tired and this is surely too long already and I will try and share more on my substack page. It only contains one entry because I'm retired and now conditioned to doing nothing.
I don’t think of Latinos as criminals!!!
I welcome your voices folks. My sister live in Oakland and her late husband was Japanese American that grew up in Oakland , and as a child he was forced into camps. Everything was lost!!! Are we seeing this again? Yes it’s sickness all over again
I can't believe it but I think public pressure has made Trump back down a little, for now, on excesses like the Cecot deportation and troops in LA.
I started volunteering with a immigrant aid group locally, and the needs are so huge, and the suffering so real! It's good to be reminded we can make a big difference without necessarily changing the whole world.
As a non-Hispanic, native-born American I sometimes feel I'm imposing myself and treating people like an object of pity if I get too personally involved in their lives. I wonder if it's better to just give financially and leave the actual caring to the people more in their social circle. But I suspect more of us do know someone affected than we realize. Even if it's just someone we buy our coffee from every morning. We can ask how they're doing. If they're a neighbor or fellow church member or whatever, we can ask how we can help. And yes, we can always donate what we can afford. There's usually something manageable we could do that could help, the key thing is to get un-paralyzed and go do it.
Heartbreaking stories, but so important to hear! Thanks so much for sharing them with us, and what we all can do.
Thank you for giving me the chance to (in a small way) help Maribel and her family. Your highlighting of how to help is a gift. Thank you for your work - and your leadership.
RN here. One of my patients who is Hondureña has lost here status after being here since 1991. I give her a medication that treats rheumatoid arthritis. She will not be able to get that medication there. She is going to self deport and leave her daughter and husband behind. Makes me so angry and sad for her and all the others being so horribly mistreated. Feel so helpless/hopeless