Monday, November 05, 2012

What will come of our "Dreamers." Temporary is not god enough.

Hermandad Mexicana Latinoamericana  (click here) a non-profit, non-governmental, community-based, family members of Mexican immigrant workers in their great majority, and Central and South Americans. People belong to a membership-affiliated organization.


Posted: Nov. 5, 2012 | 2:00 a.m.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2012 | 7:27 a.m.
They stand in long lines, (click here) then peer through the tiny holes of glass windows, asking loads of questions. They hope to get a shot at the coveted two-year work permit.
Step by step, they inch closer. They eventually take seats inside small offices. They consult in great detail with those versed in the immigration guidelines of the federal government. It's an entirely different language in and of itself. They pray that their proof of U.S. residency will suffice.
Then, after their paperwork has been stamped, filed and mailed to the U.S.Citizenship and Immigration Service in a distant Washington, D.C., they anxiously wait for that letter of approval, which, in effect, will temporarily suspend their deportations.
They dream of those letters....