It Takes Knowing One to Know One

“I didn’t grow up around people like him. But if the world had a few more people like him, the world would be a better place.” … “The rules are the rules, but it’s just weird when you know someone. It’s just not right.” … “His English is broken, but I could talk to him like he was a brother.” That might not be what you’d expect to hear people in a Trump-loving town say about an undocumented immigrant. But things are different when you actually know someone. The excellent Alex Kotlowitz on The Trump-Loving Town and Its Favorite Undocumented Immigrant.