The town was part of the land owned by William Penn, the Quaker who also founded Pennsylvania. I was appalled by their poor living conditions — rundown trailers and outhouses tucked into the landscape, as if they weren’t part of the town. In Kennett Square, instead of leaving as they had originally hoped, the men saw the value in an industry that provided year-round work. For more than three generations, the newcomers have contributed to the renewal of Kennett Square. “The Mexicans changed the community for the better,” Loretta Perna, program coordinator of the Walk in Knowledge Program at Kennett High School, told me.

Source: New York Times June 02, 2018 18:30 UTC