In an extraordinary exchange at an event that is usually just a photo op, First Lady Michelle Obama fielded a question from a second grader that really reminds us of the fact that the millions of people in the US working without status today are real people with real families. While the antis choose to dehumanize these folks by portraying them as criminals and parasites, this little girl reminds us that we're talking about people who are faced with terrible choices in life - living in utter poverty in an unstable homeland or living in the shadows in a wealthy democratic country that hopefully offers the potential for a decent future for your children (and forget about acknowledging the fact that they make enormous contributions economically and culturally to our country).

I've found the comments in the news sites carrying this story fascinating. Do the most awful people in the country sit around all day searching for stories like this to spew their venom?