How crowded and hot it must have been in steerage during the time it took to travel from Ireland to Ellis Island in the late 1800s. A farming family with five children had been among the first passengers to board the ship California in the port of Londonderry. This was my family. My father was the oldest at age 13; his youngest sibling was a year old. Their ultimate destination was Pittsburgh.

We are all related to immigrants, unless we are Native American. Imagine how you or your dear children would like to be treated if you were just trying to make a better life for your family?

It seems as though immigration agents are randomly snatching up people with nojustification or warrant. They are not behaving as true Americans. In our democracy, everyone deserves due process. What kind of

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