Comments by Kathy Niece

Un Dia Sin Immigrantes (A Day Without Immigrants)

May 05, 2006
Thanks, Cheri, for providing the facts vs. myths education and links. I wanted to comment on what we often hear: that immigrants don't want to learn English or become US citizens. My husband Mike and I have worked intimately with the Mexican population for the past 6 years at Magdalene House and the Coastside Catholic Worker. In all that time and interacting with hundreds from the Mexican community here on the Coast, only one person told me that she had no interest in learning English. And guess…