These four stories relate to class because they are all about resources (capital) that are available to immigrants in the US, and should be available in all cities. Whether it is a resource that is geared towards children, museums, or legal help, they all work to make sure immigrants feel welcome and safe. The first two stories are different from the latter two. In order to combat assimilationist attitudes, providing children’s shows and allowing refugees be experts on their homelands lets people embrace where they come from and weave it into the already American society, rather than attempting to erase it. The other two showed the reality of deportation and how immigration policies often favor deportation rather than helping immigrants gain documentation. However, by providing free or low cost legal help, immigrants can have a much higher chance of not only staying in the US, but reuniting families as well. For some, this can be a life or death situation, so guaranteeing legal protection could quite literally save someone’s life. I think all of these solutions have had a very positive impact on immigrants and refugees. When it comes to immigration, it isn’t about the US anymore—it is about real people that deserve a chance to receive the care they need and deserve. 

I think these solutions are already prevalent in welcoming cities, but can also serve as a model in emergent cities. For example, I think of the many free immigration legal clinic and organizations in Milwaukee and I hope to see more of these types of resources in smaller Wisconsin cities like Appleton, Green Bay, or Stevens Point. Of all the solutions, I think free legal help is the most helpful and wide reaching, as it can be applied to almost any immigrant situation and immigration laws are the most confusing of them all. Overall, these four articles are defined by protection in every sense of the word. All immigrants deserve to have not only their legal status protected, but also their culture and language protected, welcomed, and preserved.