I am horrified to see that Eduardo Samaniego is incarcerated in the ICE system. I first met Eduardo in 2014 when he was a Hampshire College student. He was even then very impressive, gracious, articulate and with a powerful bearing. We knew he was someone who would make a difference of measure in our world and community.
The only threat he poses is to tyranny. It is obvious that he is being singled out for his worker advocacy work, trying to help and protect undocumented residents of our region who are ever more abused and in danger of abuse in the current climate. They are afraid to reach out for the minimal protections our laws provide. Decency and justice are his goals. Are they ours, too, even now?
Eduardo and his coworkers are the real law enforcement. His political detention should send the shivers of Stalin through each of our spines.
Jonathan A. Wright
Northampton