Dear Editor:
I have a friend of 10 years who's a Mexican with family, wife and 2 sons. One son is a citizen. He worked for same company for 8 yrs and was considered an excellent employee. This young man is the kind of person we would want all citizens to be like. He was a founding member of habitat for humanity and served the board well for 6 yrs. He was on the board of a local youth social service that serves 80 troubled children. He was a member of a service club and coached little league. He volunteers his language skills teaching other hispanics english. He also is very active in his church and is a liaison between the local church community and the hispanic community. Not only does he teach, but he volunteers his interpreting skills throughout the community interpreting for police, city, hospital, emergency service, etc. He interpreted for a murder case about 4 yrs ago. The prosecuting attorney asked him to be a witness but told him he wanted no surprises. He felt it was his duty and agreed, and immediately went to the police chief and told him he was here illegally. the chief reported him to the ins. After 2 interviews he received a paper authorizing him to work. He has reported each year to renew the authorization and each year it was renewed. Then several weeks ago, he went again and they would not renew and told him to report to a deportation agent. His employer had to place him on leave with no pay and no insurance. Are our immigration laws meant to harm people like my friend, leaving him in such a bad situation?
Chuck Hird
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