Loving the Strangers amongst Us
Written by U.S Immigration News Monday, 04 February 2013 23:48
It was the coldest day of winter - the kind that real comfort come from a mug of hot chocolate and some comforters. My husband and I had just dropped off my assistant at the subway station in Jamaica, Queens. Even the usual hubbub of the place was tempered by the weather, as hundreds of pedestrians hurried towards warmer destinations. We watched as my young assistant reached the top of the lighted stairway and disappeared into the cavernous station. As we were about to drive away, we saw two women standing next to a taxi cab in front of us. What was unusual was that the women wore very light cotton clothing - no coats, no gloves, not even scarves. The younger one poked frantically in her handbag while she spoke to the cab driver through the window. The older woman stood next to her...