“Immigration is a kind of pilgrimage. That's the way I see it. Just to go back to the desert, biblical metaphors, that's the story of great migration right there, the Old Testament.” WayKindStoriesMetaphorImmigrationDesertBiblicalTestamentOld TestamentMigrationPilgrimage Author:Ruben Martinez
“The question of receiving the immigrant is an ethical issue that becomes a political issue.” PoliticalIssuesImmigrantsEthicalReceivingPolitical IssuesEthical Issues Author:Ruben Martinez
“The wheel [migration] has been spinning and spinning and spinning. Wouldn't it be nice to imagine a world where that circle stops spinning in that crazy way? Because that's a huge wheel that's crushing people's lives, real people's lives, families.” PeopleWorldWayHas BeensRealNiceImagineCrazyHugeCirclesCrushWheelsBeing NiceFamily LifeSpinningMigration Author:Ruben Martinez
“It's not so simple to just walk into the desert and cleanse your soul like some new age, snap your fingers, it's all done.” SoulDoneAgeSimpleWalksFingersDesertYour SoulNew AgeSnaps Author:Ruben Martinez
