This piece is the second installment of a monthly series on legal immigrants for TheBlaze and The Chris Salcedo Show. “Not AGAIN!” Alison’s heart sank. Now several years into the immigration process, and her permanent resident card was lost in the abyss of the system for a second time. Her journey started out like so…
I’ve often been told I have no right to write about race. I’ve also been told that I pompously “think I have a right” to write about race just because I married a Mexican. And you know what? Often I find myself second guessing nine-tenths of what I say because, undoubtedly I’ll say something that…
Dear Women of America, Get off your butts and do something about it. I know it’s harsh, but—to quote the borderline merciless instructor on my morning workout video—“this for your own good.” It really is, I promise. Hang on to that for a minute, and come meet Sarah Breedlove. Read more on TheBlaze.com by clicking…
Remember the first time you put the keys in the ignition after getting your license? Oh sweet, sweet freedom. You no longer needed to rely on your parents to take you places (unless of course, you still needed their car). Pretty soon, though, the license loses its luster, as you realize that there are still…
(Author’s Note: This translation forms part of a series entitled “The Irrelevant Ones: Stories of Legal Immigrants,” appearing monthly as part of contributions to The Chris Salcedo Show on TheBlaze.) Nunca olvidaré como me sentí ese día de hace nueve años. Mi esposo y yo éramos tan ingenuos cuando hicimos nuestros planes para regresar…
I was watching a movie the other day. “Anna and the King,” to be exact—and this time one scene stood out. It’s when Mr. Kincaid (a smarmy British businessman) comes to the palace to stop Siam from going to war with British Burma over unprovoked attacks: “As you know, I do a lot of business…
Content: Glenn Beck Radio Program 1/18/2016 Sources: Beck Apologizes for Tweet, But Stands by Belief on Trump’s Voting Record” Original Footnotes: Donald Trump’s Campaign Contributions 2008 Exit Polls Bush Says Trump Was a Democrat Longer Than a Republican Trump on Obama in 2009: “I Think He’s Doing a Really Good Job…He’s Totally a Champion” Trump…
By now many of you have probably heard me tell the story of how my next-door neighbor, Israel Vallarta, turned out to be a kingpin in Los Zodiaco, a kidnapping-for-ransom ring in Mexico. One of the many things we all learned was that Vallarta had a young girlfriend in addition to the woman he lived…
My father told me the story of a young student facing an assignment in class. The task? Write an essay answering the following question: “What is courage?” The young man completed the assignment … with just two words. “This is.” And that was it. Sometimes the most powerful statements are those that use the fewest…
I LOVE New Year’s Eve. There’s technically nothing magically different about it, except it means there’s a whole new year starting the next day. And there’s just something about a fresh start in a brand new year. So what am I doing? Stay tuned as we head in 2016… and keep following 🙂
A Future Free 