Dear Editor:
This is the story of a disabled, American Marine, war veteran about to be kicked out of the country he loves. He was 10% disabled due to an injury to his hand that happened during a training exercise that required pins to repair. He began to self medicate. He became dependent on illegal drugs and was caught and arrested. George entered into a plea bargain and was given probation, but the dependency didn't stop. George served four years in the Arizona State Prison, where he earned certificates in computer science, wastewater management, business and completed courses in overcoming drugs, but George wasn't released after paying for his crimes. George was handed over to the INS where a hearing was held and since George was not an American Citizen, he was deported from the US to Mexico. George returned to Phoenix, AZ. to the only home he's ever known and to the family he hadn't seen in four years. While George had been home he had a good career as a car salesman, he had purchased a home and vehicles. George had been living a drug free, productive life. On July 3,2003, George was at home getting ready for work, when armed immigration agents entered his home and arrested him at gunpoint. His checking and savings accounts are inaccessible to him making it very difficult for him to afford legal representation. This has also made it impossible to make his monthly mortgage and car payments. George's home is now in foreclosure and his vehicles will be repossessed. George is charged with reentry into the US, the charge carries a twenty-year prison sentence and then he will be deported to Mexico again where he doesn't know a soul. George has learned of a law that would allow him to acquire derivative citizenship through his grandfather, who is an American citizen born in Bisbee, AZ. George must prove his grandfather was physically present in the US during the years 1933-1943. George's grandfather worked as a migrant worker in Arizona during these years, so finding documents has proved impossible. If you believe our government does make mistakes and you would like to help fix this one. Please do what you can, send this to others, talk to people about it, write your congressman.
Anonymous
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