Archived: Nebraska schools, churches, immigrant groups brace for Trump’s historic deportation
Five hundred teachers, principals and superintendents across the state logged onto a Zoom call recently wondering: What do we do if immigration raids affect our school? Among the concerns raised and detailed during the two-hour call: What do we do if Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers enter our school’s front door? What should our students […]
Archived: Nebraska schools, churches, immigrant groups brace for Trump’s historic deportation
Five hundred teachers, principals and superintendents across the state logged onto a Zoom call recently wondering: What do we do if immigration raids affect our school? Among the concerns raised and detailed during the two-hour call: What do we do if Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers enter our school’s front door? What should our students […]
Archived: In North Platte, promises of economic boom meet with fears over immigrants
In light, cursive script, Janet Evans strings newly learned verbs into sentences. She sounds out each foreign syllable, practicing with the volunteer teacher. “Yo escucho, tu escuchas,” she recites. I listen. You listen. “It would take me 100 years to say anything to anyone,” the retired North Platte doctor jokes. Evans is one of 53 […]
Archived: In North Platte, promises of economic boom meet with fears over immigrants
In light, cursive script, Janet Evans strings newly learned verbs into sentences. She sounds out each foreign syllable, practicing with the volunteer teacher. “Yo escucho, tu escuchas,” she recites. I listen. You listen. “It would take me 100 years to say anything to anyone,” the retired North Platte doctor jokes. Evans is one of 53 […]