I’ll tell her that. She’s aghast but not surprised that her friend is upset that a low income apartment building is being built in my town and that it’s going to house migrants. Friend only watches Fox News and says that they’re all illegals.
My suggested arguments are:
1) Anyone risking life and limb are going to be hard workers.
2) the majority are probably Roman Catholic which will only help our diocese (parish?)
3) This can be a boon for Spanish Language learners - especially middle and hs - bc you have native Spanish speakers PLUS