· Bozeman Daily Chronicle · By Gail Schontzler · From the Border Crossing Law Firm media archive.
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle presents opposing views of immigration as Montana's Hispanic population grew from roughly two to three percent. Shahid challenges claims that immigration was destroying the state, describes local officers holding Latino residents for federal agents, reminds immigrants of the right to remain silent, and rejects language that treats a person's existence as illegal.
Published between the 2009 and 2011 legislative sessions, the article shows national immigration rhetoric taking root in a state with a small immigrant population. It also documents Shahid's emerging role as a public counterweight to organized restrictionist advocacy in Gallatin County.