Putting a Human Face on Immigration Issue

In order to better understand the immigration issue, the Centreville Immigration Forum met with day laborers and listened to their stories. - - Donna Poisl

By Bonnie Hobbs

Right from the start, the Centreville Immigration Forum wanted to get as close as possible to — not just the immigration issue in Centreville — but the immigrants, themselves. Here, both doors and hearts were open, and the members realized they could better help local immigrants if they knew more about them.

CIF member Al Fuertes teaches a course on Conflict, Trauma and Healing at GMU and, as part of it, he had his students interact with the Centreville day laborers. They talked with the men outside the Centreville Regional Library and learned about their struggles, hardships and challenges in this place far from their homes and loved ones.
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