Amos Fodchuk

By Amos Fodchuk

Over the past month, North Carolina has been confronted with a wave of immigration enforcement actions that left families frightened, educators overwhelmed and entire school communities destabilized. The headlines have been loud, but the impact on our students has been far quieter, unfolding in classrooms, in counseling offices and at kitchen tables across our state. As I listened to educators and community leaders describe what they’re witnessing, it reminded me of my own — very different — experience.

In 2010, I was working in rural high schools across Central Louisiana. Most weeks, I stayed at a Hampton Inn just outside Alexandria and drove the back roads through nine surrounding parishes. I often ate breakfast with immigration officials — federal vehicle

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