Faith communities are extending their compassion and protection to their communities’ victims of global economic liberalization
Alexander was four months old when I met him in 2003 before the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride. A U.S. citizen born to a Jamaican mother, Maria, he was the youngest rider on the 13-day bus trip through cities and towns throughout the U.S. on the way to Washington, D.C., and New York City.
I did not know Maria’s legal status, but like any non-citizen she could fear deportation. Still, she had the courage to come on the bus with her baby and share her story. ...