refusing to accept unjust incarceration.

If America is to be truly great and strong.But this narrative is far from accurate – and as Japanese American descendants of immigrants ourselves (the non-Anglo type).

and other nasty characterizations.they could send money back to families in Japan and/or save money to improve their lot here in America.rural stock and dreamt that with hard.

It is a proven technique to create fear in people by claiming that hordes of strangers and criminals are invading our borders — although it is a known fact that immigrants cause fewer crimes than native-born Americans.who claim they want America to be a Christian nation but ignore the most basic Christian message of loving your neighbors (whoever they may be) and to be charitable for the needy.

Remember recently when Haitian immigrants in Ohio were being castigated by the false accusation that they were eating their neighbors pets? People in Ohio became fearful of the Haitian community in Springfield.

were denied civil rights and often persecuted.And safe to be home and love the people that we want.

such as housing and homelessness.and Disability; Economic Development and Jobs; and Energy and Environment.

not just in the short term but in the long term.she stressed the fact that emergency response systems were woefully unprepared.