Summary Of Ask Me No Questions By Marina Budhos

The United State’s policies on immigration and related laws and regulations are almost constantly being debated over. Many easily sympathize with immigrants facing nearly impossible odds of receiving full US citizenship. Others take a more logistical approach, recognizing the risks and consequences associated with taking in immigrants as US citizens without careful screening and processing. It is, understandably, very difficult to put into place a cookie-cutter system that will work in every case. This is clearly demonstrated in the novel “Ask Me No Questions,” written by Marina Budhos, which features the story of a Bangladeshi family trying to make their way in America and the struggles they overcome along the way. When comparing their (fictional)
They recognized that the people they were taking in for questioning, were indeed people, not faceless assumed terrorists as many other people at the time would see them. This novel had several great examples of tolerance and humanity and more implied those of intolerance and inhumanity. Very heavily implied. They discussed stories of uncles and cousins and family friends being quickly and brutally uprooted. How they would be held for indefinite amounts of time without proper conditions. How the officers would search their homes tearing things apart without concern to how it affected the family. A lot of profiling began at that time. Immigration officers would begin searches for illegal residents or terrorists at mosques, assuming all muslims were inherently evil. This was a dark time for America. As previously stated, American citizens were terrified of immigrants; immigrants were terrified of American government. Everybody was scrambling around trying to figure out how to feel safe again. This really brought out the worst in a lot of people, driving them to insane acts of