I worked legally in Germany during the summer of 1990. They were pretty hostile to foreign workers back then (even me), since the collapse of the Iron Curtain and the unification of Germany had flooded the western portion with cheap labor and lots of welfare recipients. My German was OK. It was a rough summer. All my friends were other foreign workers (from Brazil, Venezuela, Slovakia…and one from the former East Germany who loved to listen to me speak German because it was “so sweet”). I think the immigration policy in this country needs to be revamped. I don’t think we should tolerate illegal immigration, but I think we should allow for guest workers. I don’t think taxpayers should have to educate or medicate all of Mexico too, but I don’t think churches should have to check ID at their soup kitchen doors.