Thursday, February 23, 2012
My profile of Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far right National Front party, is in this weekend’s New York Times Magazine. The fascinating thing about Le Pen’s appeal (she beats Sarkozy in recent polls) is that it is largely … Continue reading
Following on my immigration story/post, someone pointed me to a movement in the U.S. to social-media-ize illegal immigrants facing imminent deportation. The post is from Juan E. Gastelum, Master of Science student at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism: Walter Lara’s … Continue reading
Not long ago my son’s Moroccan-born gastouder (daycare provider) asked if I would sign an immigration document in support of her sister, who wanted to come to Amsterdam to visit. I was confused at first: I thought one was required … Continue reading