Viewpoint

“Immigrants and people of color actively choose to be American over and over again, even when this country tramples their humanity and disputes how genuine their intentions are. It is an overwhelming love for this country that kept my parents renting a run-down room in Denton, Texas, for $175 a month, spreading out a $2 bag of chicken thighs over a week’s worth of meals because it was all they could afford. I’ve heard too many stories of doctors who become janitors, professors who become factory workers to believe that immigrants love this country less, that they believe in it less than everyone else. The highest form of love is built on sacrifice.”

Katherine Hu in the Los Angeles Times

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