The more chatter I hear about the immigration bill in the blogosphere, the more I come to the realization that most folks (mostly liberals) just don't get it.
I'm as progressive as they come. I'm pro choice, pro gay marriage, pro universal health care.... etc etc. I'm also a black man in my 20s, a full time college student, and I work a full time job making $7/hr. I'm fortunate, I come from a family that advanced into the middle class. My mother graduated college as a single woman with 3 kids while on welfare at the age of 30 (I was 6 at the time). My mom has worked hard all of her life, she sacraficed so much to provide a decent standard of living for her family, she worked long hours to pay the rent because she never wanted us to be subjected to living in housing projects.
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