My Time in Line: What It Really Takes for U.S. Immigrants to Get Legal Status
Medium is running fascinating series of stories of immigrants who have waited in the proverbial “line” to obtain legal immigration status in the United States. The stories are illuminating about the what it means to “wait in line” for proper immigration status.
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- Dan-el Padilla Peralta, an Ivy League professor born in the Dominican Republic, recounts his odyssey of fighting for legal status.
- Prerna P. Lal, an immigration lawyer born in Fiji, tells the story of how it took two Supreme Court decisions for her to get legal residency.
- Vikram Babu, a writer/designer born in India and raised in Canada, details his journey from being undocumented to getting a green card.
- Angy Rivera, an activist born in Colombia, writes about how surviving a traumatic crime put her on a path to citizenship.
- William Han, a lawyer born in Taiwan and raised in New Zealand, explains he couldn’t find legal means to stay — and gave up the line.
- Polyana F. de Oliveira, a tourism professional born in Brazil, recounts why she gave up waiting in the U.S. to change her status.
- Gareth Kelly, an entrepreneur born in England, explains how it’s possible to do everything by the book and still end up undocumented.
KJ
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