Many people assume that the Trump administration’s immigration agenda is about punishing the undocumented. But for a taste of how it is punishing legal immigrants — and their U.S.-citizen families — consider the case of Maria, a doctor who came to California legally from Mexico.
The first thing you need to know is that when her first child was born, five years ago, Maria had trouble breastfeeding.
Her medical training had taught her how important good nutrition is for newborns. But reading textbooks and treating patients didn’t help her when her own baby wouldn’t latch, or when breastfeeding was painful, or she couldn’t produce enough milk.