Judith Gille writes about Mexican culture and immigration issues. Her
stories have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Florida
Sun-Sentinel, The Dallas Morning News and elsewhere. She is currently
working on a memoir: The View from Casa Chepitos: A Journey Beyond the
Border.
Judith Gille
Judith Gille writes about Mexican culture and immigration issues. Her
stories have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Florida
Sun-Sentinel, The Dallas Morning News and elsewhere. She is currently
working on a memoir: The View from Casa Chepitos:
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April 16, 2013
“Obama escucha! Estamos en la lucha!” the crowd chants and I chant along, imploring President Obama to listen up and take our fight seriously. It’s May Day 2010 and I’m in Seattle marching down Jackson Street surrounded by a sea of Mexicans with Guatemalans, Hondurans, and Nicaraguans scattered among them. Only a handful of other non-Latinos, like me, have shown up to march. A half-hour earlier, I asked my husband to drop me off at Judkins Park, so I could join what I assumed would be a small group of protesters demonstrating against Arizona’s new draconian immigration laws. But a great swell...
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