In this program, we hear experts with various viewpoints discuss the pros and cons of today’s heated national debate about immigration, especially the numbers of new immigrants who can soon become citizens and the impact they will have on our economy. We also become acquainted with immigration as it pertains to “small town America” located far from any national board.
Featured Location:
- Tulip Time Festival, Holland Michigan’s annual celebration of it’s Dutch heritage, showcasing it’s dynamic community and spectacular tulips.
- Holland Michigan, Holland Convention & Visitors Bureau.
- FIESTA, LAUP’s (Latin Americans United For Progress) annual Fiesta.
- “Holland removing Dutch ‘Welkom’ signs” FOX17 West Michigan, 3 March 2016.
- “Ottawa County becoming more diverse” Holland Sentinel, 26 Jun 2014.
Featured Interviewees:
John Karsten
Town Crier
Dutch Immigrant – 1957
Phillip E. Van Eyl, Ph.D.
Holland Resident
Dutch Immigrant
Vicky Rich
Native of Holland Michigan
Craig Rich
Holland City Commissioner
City of Holland
Angelina Ann Halina Gonzales
Migrant Worker
Ignacio Ralla
Migrant Worker
Gail Harrison
Executive Director
Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance 1996-Present
Hao Huynh
Holland Businessman
Vietnamese Immigrant
Alfredo Gonzales
Hope College
Dean for International and Multicultural Education