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Diane Guerrero and the Forgotten Children of Immigrants

A Conversation with the Actor and Author

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This week, actor Diane Guerrero, from “Orange is the New Black” and “Jane the Virgin,” talks with Ali about her latest book and the story of her immigrant parents’ deportation when she was just 14. Diane has already experienced the pain and the challenges facing separated children, and draws parallels with the migrant children who’ve been separated at the southern border by the Trump administration. Her book highlights the long-term mental damage the experience inflicted on her, and now on many others.

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