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I Am A Double Target

By: Jairo In July 2008 my life went from being an accepted member of society to being an undocumented man full of shame. I was Born In Buenaventura Colombia which is mostly populated by Afro-Colombians affected by poverty and violence. At the age of 7 I traveled to the United States with my mom and …

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Embracing life after leaving the USA

By Berenice Where shall I begin? Many things have happened since the last time I shared my story one year ago. I remember I ended that story by saying something along the lines of “my dream is bigger than the USA”. Well…with that thought in mind on August 14th 2012, I grabbed my two suitcases …

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Guess How Long I Waited For My Deferred Action

When I first heard about the Deferred Action program I immediately login on the computer and started searching on the web about this new program. I went to seek help from an attorney and I asked him, “how can I fix my immigration status?”

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