South African Apartheid Prepared Me for Today's United States

The author, having grown up in apartheid South Africa, compares the realities of that era with the current situation in the United States. She highlights the fear experienced by undocumented immigrants, often victims of mass deportations, despite their significant contributions to the U.S. economy. Urdang also discusses the hypocrisy of immigration policies that claim these workers cost billions to the economy, while they actually contribute over $2.2 trillion through taxes and their labor.