RE: [ranchos] Immigration standards

["glo Sandoval-Fuentes" <gloriafuentes@...>]

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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