Immigration Thought Partners
Peggy Ruebke: The importance of aligning our words and actions
Reynaldo Mesa: ‘I believe we can fix it, and we choose not to.’
Alba Gutierrez-Ortiz: Let’s talk about keeping families safe
Marty Hillard: Listening to the people ‘directly affected’
Jim Terrones: Hoping to finally see ‘immigration reform’
Mark Lowry on challenges: ‘This country is built on diversity’
Clemente Bobadilla-Reyes: An immigrant’s view
Dave Sotelo: Sharing a ‘long and difficult’ immigration journey
Josey Hammer: Bridge divides with stories of experience
Inas Younis: America is ‘proving something to the world’
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