by Ryan Mills
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Protesters carry American and Mexican flags at an immigration-reform march in Los Angeles, Calif., in 2013.
Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
To lawmakers, the illegal immigrants pouring across the Southern border in the late 1970s were a political headache. To labor leaders, they were competition for struggling American workers.
But to Al Perez, these immigrants from Mexico represented something else: the future.
About the Author
Ryan Mills was an enterprise and media reporter at National Review. He previously worked for 14 years as a breaking news reporter, investigative reporter, and editor at newspapers in Florida. Originally from Minnesota, Ryan lives in the Fort Myers area with his wife and two sons.
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To lawmakers, the illegal immigrants pouring across the Southern border in the late 1970s were a political headache. To labor leaders, they were competition for struggling American workers.
But to Al Perez, these immigrants from Mexico represented something else: the future.
About the Author
Ryan Mills was an enterprise and media reporter at National Review. He previously worked for 14 years as a breaking news reporter, investigative reporter, and editor at newspapers in Florida. Originally from Minnesota, Ryan lives in the Fort Myers area with his wife and two sons.
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