It's sad that in Chicago area that they have seemingly gotten over past fears of Irish, Italian, Polish, Chinese, etc. legal and illegal immigrants - that our fears of immigrants from Spanish speaking countries still causes so much fear. What happened to Chicago with the "Big Shoulders?"

In 2006, I joined with 300,000 others on the streets of Chicago to rally for immigrant rights. Don't give up on Chicago yet! We're fighting the good fight!

I always have good hopes for Chicago - grin! Good crowd and spirit!