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A Reporter Returns to Southern Illinois to Talk About Life, Immigration, Coal A Reporter Returns to Southern Illinois to Talk About Life, Immigration, Coal
(30 days later)
The Reader Center is a newsroom initiative that is helping The Times build deeper ties with our audience. Update: Read about our event in West Frankfort, Ill. on Dec. 14.
In late February, the Times ran my article about a man who had been detained by immigration authorities. His name was Juan Carlos Hernandez Pacheco, or just Carlos to most people in his small Southern Illinois community around West Frankfort. Most residents of the coal-mining community had voted for President Trump and largely favored the president’s tough approach on immigration. But when they found out that Carlos had been arrested as an illegal immigrant, they rallied behind him.In late February, the Times ran my article about a man who had been detained by immigration authorities. His name was Juan Carlos Hernandez Pacheco, or just Carlos to most people in his small Southern Illinois community around West Frankfort. Most residents of the coal-mining community had voted for President Trump and largely favored the president’s tough approach on immigration. But when they found out that Carlos had been arrested as an illegal immigrant, they rallied behind him.
Carlos had cooked food for firefighters during a big blaze in town. He donated to scholarships at the local high school. He hosted an appreciation day for law enforcement officers at the Mexican restaurant he managed. One resident put it this way: “I am all for immigration reform, but this time you have arrested a GOOD MAN.”Carlos had cooked food for firefighters during a big blaze in town. He donated to scholarships at the local high school. He hosted an appreciation day for law enforcement officers at the Mexican restaurant he managed. One resident put it this way: “I am all for immigration reform, but this time you have arrested a GOOD MAN.”
The story and an episode about Carlos on “The Daily” podcast struck a chord with readers and listeners, who said the accounts surprised them and gave them a deeper sense of the nuanced ways that new federal policies were playing out in real life.The story and an episode about Carlos on “The Daily” podcast struck a chord with readers and listeners, who said the accounts surprised them and gave them a deeper sense of the nuanced ways that new federal policies were playing out in real life.
I am coming back to West Frankfort on Dec. 14 to talk about the story, but also about immigration, the future of coal, the economy, taxes and the mood now in the town that rallied around Carlos. We have teamed up with the region’s newspaper, The Southern Illinoisan, for what we hope will be a lively, wide-ranging conversation about life in Southern Illinois. Our panel will include Cindy Buys, an immigration law expert; Don Jones, the Franklin County sheriff; Tom Jordan, the mayor of West Frankfort; Jim Muir, a coal miner-turned-Circuit Court Clerk; and Molly Parker, a reporter from The Southern Illinoisan.I am coming back to West Frankfort on Dec. 14 to talk about the story, but also about immigration, the future of coal, the economy, taxes and the mood now in the town that rallied around Carlos. We have teamed up with the region’s newspaper, The Southern Illinoisan, for what we hope will be a lively, wide-ranging conversation about life in Southern Illinois. Our panel will include Cindy Buys, an immigration law expert; Don Jones, the Franklin County sheriff; Tom Jordan, the mayor of West Frankfort; Jim Muir, a coal miner-turned-Circuit Court Clerk; and Molly Parker, a reporter from The Southern Illinoisan.
We are hoping that many people from West Frankfort and the surrounding towns will come and share their questions, story ideas and daily concerns. I am eager to hear them. You can submit questions in advance in the comments of this article.We are hoping that many people from West Frankfort and the surrounding towns will come and share their questions, story ideas and daily concerns. I am eager to hear them. You can submit questions in advance in the comments of this article.
The event is free, but please RSVP here.The event is free, but please RSVP here.
Date: Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017Date: Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017
Time: 5:30 p.m.Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location:Location:
The Old Firehouse Event CenterThe Old Firehouse Event Center
108 N. Emma Street108 N. Emma Street
West Frankfort, Ill.West Frankfort, Ill.
Read about our event in Athens, Ohio. Visit our public events calendar to see our full list of events.Read about our event in Athens, Ohio. Visit our public events calendar to see our full list of events.