My father was an immigrant, arriving in Canada just 11 years before I was born. He started his first job just one day after arriving and contributed income taxes, property tsxes, sales taxes, and was almost constantly volunteering and contributing to his community, once being named "Lion of the Year" and fathered me and my two siblings. To say that immigrants need to be criminalized and deported is absolutely unthinkable when I picture the massive numbers of desperately needed immigrants who come here in search of a better life and are willing to work their fingers to the bone at menial jobs simply so they can give their children hope and dreams they will never have a chance at
(By the way, that photo of the Statue of Liberty is absolutely amazing).
Allan- The image of your grandfather sailing past the statue, and you going to school trips there as a kid—“give me the tired.” How beautiful a sight it must’ve been for you and your family. Oddly I’ve never visited the statue on foot—but have taken a boat around it a few times. What a trip down memory lane. Hope you’re doing well, Allan? Stay warm this winter-
My father was an immigrant, arriving in Canada just 11 years before I was born. He started his first job just one day after arriving and contributed income taxes, property tsxes, sales taxes, and was almost constantly volunteering and contributing to his community, once being named "Lion of the Year" and fathered me and my two siblings. To say that immigrants need to be criminalized and deported is absolutely unthinkable when I picture the massive numbers of desperately needed immigrants who come here in search of a better life and are willing to work their fingers to the bone at menial jobs simply so they can give their children hope and dreams they will never have a chance at
(By the way, that photo of the Statue of Liberty is absolutely amazing).
We agree
Allan- The image of your grandfather sailing past the statue, and you going to school trips there as a kid—“give me the tired.” How beautiful a sight it must’ve been for you and your family. Oddly I’ve never visited the statue on foot—but have taken a boat around it a few times. What a trip down memory lane. Hope you’re doing well, Allan? Stay warm this winter-