Thursday, June 03, 2010

Daniel Rubin: Keeping immigrants in limbo serves no one

This writer tells about an immigrant family who came here legally, like many did, and stayed after their visitor visas expired, also like many did. Read the whole story, very interesting. - - Donna Poisl

By Daniel Rubin, Inquirer Columnist

I'm going to put a face on the immigration debate today, so start your e-mails. It's an appealing face, belonging to a poised and articulate 23-year-old Peruvian named Maria, whose parents moved here illegally 10 years ago, telling her she was going to Disney World.

Instead Maria settled in New Jersey, where her dad found work cleaning hotel rooms. Welcome to the American dream.

When their six-month tourist visas were up, she and her family moved to Cheltenham, closer to an uncle who had become a U.S. citizen.
Click on the headline to read the rest of this story! This is only a small part of it.

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