tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548963320220374414.post8293019804647403385..comments2023-04-20T11:46:12.557-07:00Comments on Builders of Hope: Some After Experience ReflectionsTed Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13182133747340695869noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548963320220374414.post-70368845199492524592009-10-04T15:21:28.075-07:002009-10-04T15:21:28.075-07:00I found some inconsistency with the renewal of gre...I found some inconsistency with the renewal of green card story. My family and I went through a renewal of green cards. The process is not complicated and allows enough time to complete processing. You are notified several months in advance of the expiry and the actions you must take. As far as I remember it only required being re-fingerprinted upon making an appointment at a local processing office. Every green card holder upon receiving his/hers documents is provided with rules and restrictions governing his stay in the USA. If you truly want to build your life here all you need to do is apply for citizenship. As to your comment regarding legalizing residency of parents with children born in the US ... it doesn't only apply to Mexican minority. Other nationalities face the same problem, but first you have to ask yourself a question ... On what grounds did the parents cross the US border? if you start handing out residency cards to everyone based on the pure fact that their child was born in the USA you are creating a huge security gap in the system. Additionally who will be responsible for financing such an endeavor? The US provides multiple programs which allow immigration for an entire family. My family and I went through this process, and yes it was time consuming but we didn't knowingly jeopardize welfare of our children for the sake of immigrating. Happiness of a family is not solely based on material means but if it becomes the main driver the family bonds won't withstand the test of hardship which most immigrants face. Immigration is a difficult and a stressful process, it test the integrity of your family; however, as a parent you have a duty to your children and your spouse to make sound and educated decisions. The stories that you describe reflect an absolute lack of education of the local population as to the ramifications of their risky decisions. As a practicing Catholic I support charity but charity alone does not solve the fundamental problem of ignorance. More good and justice would be accomplished by providing education and means to better the day to day life than just applying band aid solution of providing temporary shelters which won't be able to exist if the funds supporting them dry out.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11840706989176117759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548963320220374414.post-52207394672678296802009-07-16T15:27:49.042-07:002009-07-16T15:27:49.042-07:00The issue of separating families, citizenship, and...The issue of separating families, citizenship, and deportation is something our group did not experience first-hand during the years I participated in Tijuana. This must have been akin to the first time we witnessed the border crossing. I can only imagine the emotion it must have evoked. With any luck, there will be a solution on the horizon for these people and families. It is an issue that I think not many Americans realize is present. Thank you for speaking so candidly about it. We all have our family problems, but its true; they don't really compare with these.<br /><br />-Andrea T.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com