Category Archives: My book

Web of Americans in love with “aliens” grows

I’ve just nailed the third solid couple to profile for my book. So far I am tracking the stories of three gringas who all fell for undocumented Mexican men. But all three stories are working out quite differently. I’m going … Continue reading

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A couple of immigration related videos

From We are America: Stories of Today’s Immigrants: From the ACLU of Arizona: From a woman in Portland who I will interview soon for my book:

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Obama broaches family values in immigration speech

There really is a group for everything. My research on couples whose relationships are stymied by immigration policy has led me to the group American Families United. The volunteer group wants three specific changes to immigration law, each of which … Continue reading

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Writing and teaching writing converge

That’s the topic sentence of this blog post. In addition to writing a book this summer, I will begin teaching topic sentences and other lies you learned in school starting next week at Brown Mackie College in Boise. Continue reading

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