Whenever an immigrant is the subject of a negative news item, especially regarding a notorious crime, a palpable wave of unease sweeps over the entire group. It has always been tense. Now, it is bad.
My soft spot toward immigrants comes from my father. Cruz Rivera left Puerto Rico for the same reason as millions of foreign-born immigrants and asylum seekers, to find a better future, in his case, driving a cab in New York City. I smile, riding with the immigrant Uber drivers of today, all following in Cruz’s footsteps.
