Monday, October 24, 2011

Former migrant's incredible journey

This is quite a story. This man came here illegally as a child and finally got legal residency through hard work and proving himself. - - Donna Poisl

Brady McCombs Arizona Daily Star

The immigration judge's question was simple: "Why should I let you stay?"

Leo Guardado had arrived illegally in Los Angeles as a 9-year-old boy, fleeing with his mother from their war-torn village in El Salvador. But by 2001 he was a college freshman, tired of hiding his immigration status from classmates and professors. And he was painfully aware that without a green card, he wouldn't be able work legally no matter how many degrees he earned.

So he and his mother decided to emerge from the shadows and seek legal sanctuary.
Click on the headline above to read the rest of this story! This is only a small part of it.

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