I have a mother and father who were born in Mexico. My father came to the US in 1980, under the bed of a truck. My mother came to the US at the age of 16 with a student visa and decided to stay. In 1986 when Ronald Reagan granted amnesty to those residing in America before 1982, both of my parents became legal US residents and have remained that way.'Til now.
My father has just taken his citizenship test. If he passes and takes the oath to be a US citizen, there will be a party, right after we all sob with pride and joy. He may have gotten here illegally, but he's given so much to this country he loves so much and is now giving him the ultimate gift, citizenship.
UPDATE: HE PASSED!!!!! Words cannot express how excited and proud we are of him. Daddy is a US Citizen now. USA! USA!
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I didn't know you were still posting on this blog until you sent me a post, so I was looking through it and realised I had to comment on this so I could feel smug about knowing the reference of the title. Oh, Ab. That story still makes me laugh....
Yay for Dad. =) I haven't seen these signs on the way down to San Diego in quite some time. I remember when it was suggested that the logo be put on our TJ shirts- but it was vetoed due to it being a bit insensitive for missionaries. ha!
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