Oh boy, where to even start with this? So, here’s the deal. On Monday, there was this letter in the L.A. Times—yeah, that one. Some lady was all like, “My Latino housekeeper and gardener? They’re good. Legal, y’know? So, ICE raids? Meh.” That’s what she said, more or less.
Now in the same issue, bam! There’s this Korean-born dude. Total upstanding citizen type, U.S. legit and all that jazz. Except—plot twist—he up and self-deports to South Korea. Why? Old drug stuff from like, two decades back. Yeah, you heard me right. Twenty years!
And cue the letter writer—bet she’s saying, “Oh, but my housekeeper and gardener didn’t break any laws.” Right, right. But seriously, that’s not even the crux of it.
So, like, here’s the kicker: the atmosphere right now? It’s wacky. If big ol’ authorities decide one day, “Hey, I want that gardener or whoever outta here”—guess what? They’ll make it happen. Scary, huh?
And this guy—Grinnell something, from L.A.—he’s nodding somewhere. Doesn’t take a genius to see his point.
And oh man, onto the confession bit. This one cracked me up. Somebody else pipes up: “Hey editor, got a secret. My folks? Total illegals—back in the day though. Just waltzed right in, no by-your-leave. The Mayflower crew, y’know? And yeah, viruses by the bucketload too, fun times for the locals!”
So she’s like, considering hopping on a plane back to mother England. “Heard it’s nice this time of year,” she says. I mean, come on, can you just imagine? Anyway, crazy stuff.
