Wow! Pablo, my gratitude knows no bounds! Thank you for taking the time not just to read my book, which is already a great honor. But then to offer it such a powerful and generous review! I am thrilled that the theme of radical care as an act of resistance by women warriors of welcome resonated with you so deeply. Toiling in anonymity is never easy. Indeed, the Angry Tias, Jodi Goodwin, and so many other incredible women featured in my book, and now on my Substack @Tales of Humanity, deserve to be celebrated. Thank you for joining me in shining a bright light on them. As long as there are people like the Angry Tias in this world, there is hope! 🙏🙏🙏
It's oddly hopeful to hear of the dedicated efforts of communities around the country who care deeply about immigrants. The backdrop is policy but the story is human. This, I like.
This review beautifully captures how these women activists have created a counter-narrative to the abstact policy debates we usually see. What strikes me most is how Towle positions care itself as a form of political resistence, not just charity or kindness, but a deliberate challenge to the dehumanization baked into enforcement structures. It makes me wonder if mainstream immigration coverage avoids these stories precisely becuase they reveal how much of the "border crisis" rhetoric depends on erasing the people doing the actual humanitarian work. The Tías' unglamorous labor exposes the gap between stated American values and lived reality in ways statistics never could.
Wow! Pablo, my gratitude knows no bounds! Thank you for taking the time not just to read my book, which is already a great honor. But then to offer it such a powerful and generous review! I am thrilled that the theme of radical care as an act of resistance by women warriors of welcome resonated with you so deeply. Toiling in anonymity is never easy. Indeed, the Angry Tias, Jodi Goodwin, and so many other incredible women featured in my book, and now on my Substack @Tales of Humanity, deserve to be celebrated. Thank you for joining me in shining a bright light on them. As long as there are people like the Angry Tias in this world, there is hope! 🙏🙏🙏
His review is why I am ordering a copy. 🫡
Thank you, Lars!
Great review of this important book!
This sounds like a very interesting book to read. So sad that people are dehumanized and ignored by most.
It's oddly hopeful to hear of the dedicated efforts of communities around the country who care deeply about immigrants. The backdrop is policy but the story is human. This, I like.
This review beautifully captures how these women activists have created a counter-narrative to the abstact policy debates we usually see. What strikes me most is how Towle positions care itself as a form of political resistence, not just charity or kindness, but a deliberate challenge to the dehumanization baked into enforcement structures. It makes me wonder if mainstream immigration coverage avoids these stories precisely becuase they reveal how much of the "border crisis" rhetoric depends on erasing the people doing the actual humanitarian work. The Tías' unglamorous labor exposes the gap between stated American values and lived reality in ways statistics never could.