“Because children of color are much more likely to be exposed to lead at a young age, it is devastating to think about what will happen to an entire generation of Flint children. What promises can you make to a child about the world of possibility ahead of them when the state has poisoned their bloodstreams and bones such that their behavioral self-control and language comprehension are impaired? How many graves has the government of Michigan set aside for the casualties of the water crisis that will end with a gunshot in fifteen years' time? We all know how cops respond to kids of color with intellectual disabilities or mental illness.” ChildrenWaterLeadMichiganPeople Of ColorFlintChild EndangermentFlint Water CrisisLead Poisoning Book:The Undocumented Americans Source: The Undocumented Americans
“What I saw in Flint was a microcosm of the way the government treats the undocumented everywhere, making the conditions in this country as deadly and toxic and inhumane as possible so that we will self-deport. What I saw in Flint was what I had seen everywhere else, what I had felt in my own poisoned blood and bones. Being killed softly, silently, and with impunity.” WaterHuman RightsImmigrantsAmerican DreamMichiganUndocumentedThe American DreamFlintDaca Book:The Undocumented Americans Source: The Undocumented Americans
“The whitest thing I have ever done in my life was not repeatedly trying to get bangs after seeing pictures of Zooey Deschanel. The whitest thing I've done in my life was trying to save the Flint youth while I was visiting there.” HumorWaterMichiganUpward MobilityFlintWhite Savior Complex Book:The Undocumented Americans Source: The Undocumented Americans
“The government wanted the people of Flint dead, or did not care if they died, which is the same thing, and set in motion a plan for them to be killed slowly through negligence at the highest levels. What I saw in Flint was a microcosm of the way the government treats the undocumented everywhere, making the conditions in this country as deadly and toxic and inhumane as possible so that we will self-deport. What I saw in Flint was what I had seen everywhere else, what I had felt in my own poisoned blood and bones. Being killed softly, silently, and with impunity.” GovernmentMichiganNegligenceUndocumented ImmigrantsUndocumentedFlintEndangerment Book:The Undocumented Americans Source: The Undocumented Americans