Opinion....
Sadly, many so called Americans would like to send
such people back to Mexico, no matter what their
circumstance.  

After watching a number of our American politicians
(mostly Republicans) blame our illegal cousins for all
the problems in this country, I truly believe racism
and deep hate for our kind still exists in this
country.

Alberto Duarte Prieto

--- glo Sandoval-Fuentes <gloriafuentes@...>
wrote:

> Jessica,
> 
> boy are you so right. It is impossible since 9/11.
> 
> I work with juvenile boys. And its sad, I had one
> boy and many others but 
> this one in particular. Was brought here as a baby,
> his mom never got around 
> to getting his papers. So when he graduated our
> program he earned his 
> diploma and a scholarship to an art institution.
> 
> Only when we tried to get him legal we ran into road
> block after road block. 
> Basically there was no way of getting them unless he
> went back to mexico and 
> started from there. Yet the kid had NO ties to
> mexico at all nor would he 
> know anyone there or his way around. It was a SAD
> situtation. We helped him 
> all we could but finally he just went to work with
> his dad working 
> illegally. It was so sad cuz the kids was a GREAT
> artist.
> 
> 
> 
>                ~~glo~~
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: Jessica Castaneda <migranted@...>
> Reply-To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
> To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [ranchos] Immigration standards
> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:30:19 -0600
> 
> I work with migrant workers in my job. I am appalled
> sometimes at the
> amount of difficulties and prejudices they face. It
> is virtually
> impossible for those that are illegal to become
> "legal". Basically there
> is a law right now that says if you crossed the
> border illegally you
> can't change your immigration status. If you try to
> and they realize you
> have been here longer than 6 months then you can be
> banned from the
> country- for three to ten years. Everyone talks
> about the problem of so
> many illegal aliens- no one addresses that it is
> virtually impossible to
> become legal here and it is practically impossible
> to get a Visa to come
> and work here so it is a no win situation for those
> seeking to just have
> a chance at a better life and more opportunities. I
> could go on but that
> is enough of my soap box..
> 
> Jessica
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:ranchos@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> Of Erlinda Castanon-Long
> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 12:12 PM
> To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [ranchos] Immigration standards
> 
> The immigration issue in the United States goes
> beyond the Mexican and
> Canadian borders.  The quota's for European
> countries is much higher
> than for Africa, Asia, Mexico or South America.
> Granted that times are
> much more frightening for many Americans but this
> has been going on as
> long as legal immigration has been an issue. If your
> skin is light you
> have a much easier time getting into this country
> legally. Times are
> changing but sadly not on this issue..
> Linda in Everett
> 
> 
> 
> 
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