Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Walking a mile in an immigrant's moccasins


Ben Reed married Deyanira Escalona in Mexico after she was deported at LAX while en route to their planned wedding in Idaho. They live in Mexico now. "I've been radicalized by the whole experience," Reed says.

Ben Reed was once a conservative shock jock in his native Idaho. But meeting and falling in love with a Mexican national brought about a change in philosophy. They now live in Mexico.
By Hector Tobar
Los Angeles Times
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3 seconds to leave the courthouse

3 seconds to leave the courthouse
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