Immigration is an issue that constantly has me on the edge of my seat, always waiting to hear what’s going to happen next. But, as I sit on the edge of my seat, nothing seems to be happening -- at least in Washington. There’s still no immigration reform, yet immigrants continue to face discrimination. In Pottsville, Pennsylvania a group of football players beat a Mexican immigrant to death, apparently just for being Latino. Read more...

19-year-old Machlyn Blair lives in Jeremiah, Kentucky in a mostly white, rural area and finds the current immigration debate relevant to his life, and the history of his family. His essay was a collaboration between Youth Radio and the Appalachian Media Institute.

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