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< Back to current issue of Immigrant's Weekly Dear Editor: This rings so true to me. My husband was just detained on Friday while we went for an interview together for his resident card. I petitioned for my husband since I am an American Citizen. My husband has NO criminal record here in the United States or in his home country of Guatemala. He will be deported and this is all forcing me to move from my home country to his while we file the proper paperwork. This whole process could take up to five years. Bottom line is that we got very bad advice from a public notary. My husband had a deportation notice in 1996. He did not go to his hearing and there was an order for arrest issued. True this is considered a crime but all back taxes were paid in the amount of $8,000.00 and a pardon for $1,000.00 was also paid. This is not to mention all of the application fees we also paid. I find it hard to believe that the Immigration department chose to wait for the whole process to be done and monies collected until they chose to detain my husband. Three months prior to our interview at the immigration department my husband sent his fingerprints to the FBI and was approved for his interview. Immigrants make the economy go around. If Americans were asked to pick tomatoes or grapes fruit would cost $20.00 a pound. It is very unfortunate that people who simply want to work, have a family and lead a good life will be punished now more severely. Here is some words to the Immigration department: "Too late! You should of been watching when those terrorist obtained their visas. People are dead and you guys look like you had your head in the sand. Punishing thousands of people for your mistakes will only make things harder on everyone. People will still come in waves into this country because whether you believe it or not, no one owns this country. This country was made up of immigrants. The very people that hold immigrants back don't remember that their ancestors did the same thing 100 years ago through Ellis Island." Thank you for allowing me to have an outlet to speak. It's good to know that at least as an American I still can open my mouth without being punished.
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