Deportation cases halted, but illegal immigrants' lives remain on hold

The DREAM Act would take care of the problems this man has now. Letting him stay but not allowing him to work or go to school just creates different problems.    - - Donna Poisl

By JEREMY REDMON, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

DALTON, Ga. -- Pedro "Peter" Morales remembers the party his family and friends threw last summer after he was freed from a detention center and told he would not be deported to Mexico.

They presented the 19-year-old with a chocolate cake that said "Welcome Back, Pedro." His dad grilled chicken and steaks. Morales - who was illegally brought to the U.S. by his parents when he was 7 - was relieved to be back home in North Georgia. But those happy feelings have given way to anxiety. He still does not have legal status in the U.S. And the government won't permit him to work legally here.
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