Caitlin Dickerson

anger behind this abolish ICE message really comes out of people's frustration, and they may not realize this, with what Congress has told ICE to do.

OK, so I'm going to recommend Impossible Subjects by May Nye.

This is kind of a holy grail book for immigration nerds, but it's eminently readable and it tells the story of Americans' relationship to immigrants, really helps people understand how we reached this moment.

and how immigration enforcement has really always been subjective.

You know, it's never been as simple as figuring out who's legal and who isn't.

It's really more been about who's desirable and who isn't.

So I really recommend that book by May Nye.

I also want to recommend Solito by Javier Zamora, going in a complete different direction.

If you want to learn more about immigration in this moment, but you don't want to read about policy,

You don't want to read anything wonky.

You just want to read an incredibly beautiful story that helps you understand what it's like to come to the United States to cross borders in general.

What does it mean to be an immigrant?

It's a gorgeous book.

The last book that I'm going to recommend is Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Berkman.

So I don't know about you, but to get through the last few years, meditation has been really critical for

for me.

And I've read a million books about it, but this one is just incredibly accessible.

So I think whether you've been reading about mindfulness for years and you need a refresher or you're trying to jump into it for the first time, I think this is a really great book to kind of get you started and help get you fortified to learn about what's happening in the world right now and kind of understand your place in it and understand what to do about it.

That's where I'd start.

Thank you.