Friday, June 21, 2013

For young immigrants, a delayed coming of age

This is a success story about a young man who got DACA permission to stay and work legally.   - - Donna Poisl

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO, Associated Press

MIAMI (AP) — As a child, Jorge Tume used to sit and do homework as his parents cleaned the desks and floors of a concrete company in Miami. When he was done, he'd take out the trash and help finish cleaning.

Tume's parents brought him to the U.S. from Peru with his younger brother when he was 12. They came on tourist visas and then stayed in the country illegally when their visas expired.

After he graduated from high school, Tume had few job prospects. So he did what his parents did: Cleaned offices, washed cars and picked up odd jobs.
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