So many people think that they’re a special case - they’re not like every other “illegal.” My coworker is one of these; he came here from the Philippines and overstayed his visa many years ago and eventually became a citizen. But he voted for Trump because he thought Trump would get rid of the “bad ones.” He’s a very…

Thanks, I really appreciate the suggestion. Unfortunately she doesn’t really have proof of the abuse. No ER visits, no police reports, nothing. Under VAWA, you’re not required to have filed police reports, but you are required to show evidence (see: http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/proving-abuse-vawa-case.html)…

This is a really scary atmosphere. My sister’s girlfriend (not in CA) has faced a similar kind of extortion. She is undocumented - she accidentally overstayed her visa after a serious car accident when she almost died. Her significant other at the time was like, hey, I love you, let’s get married and I can help you…

It wasn’t just saving me the haggling and money, but the broker also saved me so much time in researching, visiting dealerships, etc. She did all of that for me! It was at a time where work and personal life was really busy and I really didn’t have the time to do my due diligence, so not having to worry about some of…

I hate to haggle and don’t know much about cars so it wouldn’t be too hard for a dealer to take advantage of me, so the $350 I paid a broker to find and negotiate a new car for me is the best money I’ve ever spent.

My husband’s best friend is a woman. She’s rad - she’s just as weird (in a good way) as my husband and they have the best time together. I’m just glad he has someone to do stuff with and go to concerts with because I hate his music. If I can’t trust my husband to be alone with another woman and not fuck her, we have…

I’m biracial - half white and half Indian (from India) - and you would not believe some of the shit people have said thinking I’m one of them. I’m light skinned and look vaguely “ethnic” (plus I have a super ethnic name) but people can shitty. I can’t even imagine what they’re saying to an actual white person. The…

I love love love Laura Mercier, but I also just tried Estee Lauder’s Double Wear foundation and it is so light and smooth. My skin looks amazing, it stays on all day, and it’s light enough that you can still see my freckles through it.

I love love love Laura Mercier, but I also just tried Estee Lauder’s Double Wear foundation and it is so light and…

This is one of the many reasons why I don’t answer the phone if I don’t recognize the number. If it’s important, they’ll leave me a message!

I bought a bunch of workout clothes in Sears last month just because I happened to find a parking space in front of their store at the mall and wandered through. The upside to their financial difficulties is they’ve discounted the shit out of a lot of stuff. While they do have a bunch of ugly clothes, you can find…

Oh, no it definitely doesn’t work! But I think my mom, while a well-meaning liberal, is oblivious to a lot of things around race, despite marrying (and staying married to for 40 years!) a brown man. She told me once she never thought of my dad in terms of race, which is sweet, but also very oblivious to his reality…

I’m so happy about this! This series was so funny and sad and beautiful. I adored it.

Yeah, being biracial is an odd place to occupy. I’m white (mom is a redhead) and Indian (dad is from India) and my siblings and I are all fairly in the middle of my mom and my dad’s coloring. There is definitely a lot of privilege when you’re a light-skinned mixed person, but there’s still enough “other” in my facial…

This is amazing and generous - good for him! BUT, I’m appalled he has to do this. Our school funding should not be dependent on donations from the public to provide basic services. Shame on Illinois and Bruce Rauner.

Yup, 3 years after my very minor bedbug infestation (turns out I’m so allergic we only had them for a couple of days before I had an allergic reaction and called an exterminator) I still freak out if I get a bug bite. When I change my sheets, if I see a speck of anything I feel sick to my stomach. The paranoia never…

Killing in the Name by Rage Against the Machine. Came out in the early 90s if I’m remembering correctly.

Yeah, I wholly disagree with all of Evan McMullin’s policies, but I 100% respect him for having the courage of his convictions and speaking truth to power. He seems like someone you could actually have a substantive policy discussion with and he seems like he’d be willing to hear your side and compromise. That’s rare…

No, I never read it. And thanks to your description, I never will!

Dave Reichert is a well-known asshole who is coasting off of stealing credit for catching the Green River Killer when he did his best to fuck up the investigation. http://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2010/10/12/mythbusters-dave-reichert-did-not-catch-the-green-river-killer

And it’s not like undocumented immigrants are taking jobs that Americans want. Do you remember during the Great Recession when Georgia and Alabama passed really strict immigration laws requiring farmers to verify immigration status or pay steep fines? Crops literally rotted in the fields.