Concerned residents come together to protect immigrants
Feb. 6—"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping,'" said Fred Rogers in his beloved television program for children, "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood."
What do nurses, small business owners, HVAC technicians, local politicians, hairdressers, and members of the media have in common? In Danville, several of them are concerned about the plight of area immigrants, and they are hoping to become those helpers Mr. Rogers spoke about.
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