Covering the immigration issue on NewsOK


Posted June 1, 2010 by Alan Herzberger Comment on this article Leave a comment

We added another key piece of coverage on NewsOK this weekend.

Reporters Ron Jackson and Vallery Brown covered the immigration story as it relates to Oklahoma.

Ron’s story focused on a family that had been in Oklahoma City for years before the oldest son was deported. The family is separated and desperate.

“For all those people who don’t want us in America, I just wish for one day they could walk in our shoes — just for a day,” Gabriel Jr. said. “Then they might understand better. Then they would know what it felt like to be on the other side.”

Ron’s story sparked quite a  series of comments from people who wanted a voice on that story. Here are a couple of examples:

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Alan Herzberger is the Digital Managing Editor for NewsOK.com and The Oklahoman. He focuses on content within OPUBCO Communications Group’s...


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