Decorah woman and her Methodist minister husband are profiled by the Des Moines Register

A Decorah native and her husband now living in Des Moines with their 2-year-old son are being profiled by the Des Moines Register.

The article by Rekha Basu says "Pastor Alejandro Alfaro-Santiz and his wife, Maria Van Der Maaten, qualify for public assistance, but have been reluctant to apply for it for their American-born son, Luca. Alfaro-Santiz fears his U.S. citizenship application would be jeopardized—a fear that's deepened with (President) Trump's new plan to deny green cards to those who have been on public assistance."

The full article is available at: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/rekha-basu/2019/09/05/latest-federal-rule-targets-legal-immigrants-lesser-means/2202915001/