OT: Undocumented, etc..

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barb,I have a ? why didn't he apply for citizenship if he wanted to stay here?

I have a friend that runs a business as do we and we both have employees that

have been living / here /working here applying for citizenship. I know it takes

a long time and there's a lot of paper work involved but our employees' wife has

hers and he is finally able to go I think this month. It does take a lot of

time and money that may be a lot of the problem, not sure. I just know, he's

really happy to become an citizen. He tells us horror stories of living in

Russia. Same thing with my friends worker, he in a citizen but not her, so he

goes to Mexico twice a year to see her. A tough life indeed, but she won't

leave her kids, so he lives/works here and sends money home to her~

Sindy

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I live in eastern Washington State, in the Tri-Cities (Richland, Pasco,

Kennewick). There are a huge number of migrant workers who come to this area to

harvest various crops and other work.

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I live in eastern Washington State, in the Tri-Cities (Richland, Pasco,

Kennewick). There are a huge number of migrant workers who come to this area to

harvest various crops and other work. Pasco has the largest high school

enrollment in the STATE in fall and spring because of migrant worker children.

Most of these workers do come from Mexico or further, and are documented. There

are, of course, exceptions - both good and bad.

 

For instance, I know of one young lady (a friend of my daughter's) that fell in

love with a young man from Mexico that was " undocumented. "

 

These young adults had a child, and they were not married. To his credit, this

young man took a good-paying job to support his child and the mother of his

child, and was doing well in this endeavor. Immigration officials, in their

infinite wisdom, deported this young man. Now, he will not be able to support OR

see his child - EVER! He will not be allowed into this country.

 

Yes, there ARE undocumented workers that truly deserve to be deported, because

of lawlessness and other reasons. However, in the case above, when the person is

trying to the " right thing, " he/she should be assisted in becoming " legal, " and

not deported.

 

Off the soapbox now. Next?

 

Barb