Carter struck a balance between satisfying the needs of employers and protecting American workers from foreign labor competition. That tension has never let up.
Do they fight for unconditional fight for wildfire victims in their home state? Or fall in line behind President Trump?
Efforts to target immigrants amid the 1992 L.A. Uprising point to what deportations might look like under Trump 2.0.
Opinion: Take a walk down memory lane with me as I recount the early excitement and adventure of living and working in the nation's capital.