A decade ago, Saul Arellano’s mother, Elvira Arellano, became a lightning rod in the nation’s immigration debate when she sought sanctuary in a Humboldt Park church while fighting her second deportation back to Mexico. Her son, born in the U.S., has joined her as an immigration advocate, serving as a symbol of why so many people live in the U.S. illegally — to find better opportunities for their children. Now he is graduating from high school and planning to go to college.
