Wednesday, March 14, 2012

DREAMers personalize cases to stall deportation

 These immigrants have found that if they tell their stories to the public they have a much better chance of stopping the deportation process.  - - Donna Poisl

By Alan Gomez, USA TODAY
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-03-12/dream-act-illegal-immigration/53502528/1

Growing up in Ann Arbor, Mich., Mohammad Abdollahi was given the same guidance that countless parents of illegal immigrants have told their children — don't tell anyone how you came into the country.

Abdollahi's parents immigrated to the U.S. from Iran on a student visa when he was 3, but did not return when the visa expired, so the entire family was living in the U.S. illegally. Abdollahi heeded his parents advice, until two years ago when he felt they were getting close to being deported.
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