Understanding the cicumstances, the real cause of the problem

Republicans are spazzing out over secure borders, as if their lives were at risk. They want to spend millions of dollars to build a giant fence across the 2,000 mile border the U.S. has with their poor southern neighbor, Mexico and South America.

Again, these legislators failing to identify the reason all these people are "invading" the north. It's basically like giant industries have gone and unleashed a fire hydrant that brings many riches to the U.S., but is drowning the people actually living there. Al these people want to do is live. If their livelihoods were given back, there would be absolutely no need to spend "$206 billion over five years to deport the estimated 11 million people living in the country illegally" according to an estimate done by the Center for American Progress. Chances are, the majority of these people would go back to their country of origin if diverse opportunities of livelihood were made available once again. Let's also keep in mind that "the U.S. has spent more than $4.5 billion to improve border security in the nine years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks".

These millions of dollars could instead be spent in education! There's another article in the LA Times about the huge changes the 112 community college campuses are having to make due to budget cuts.

It's all about getting your priorities in order.

Today is an incredibly sunny day, hope it's a good one for all of you :)

MUCH LOVE!!!

The Countdown

I checked the mail today, nothing for me with the exception of trash from Chase, I don't understand why they won't stop killing trees begging me to join them.

The 30 days are up April 6, I'm giving it until the 8th . . . just to make good use of the power of patience I've gathered these years :)

Hope you are all having a great day! I got a sun burn today, the weather is finally improving!

MUCH LOVE!!!

Border Patrol Dedicated to Separating Families

4 Year Old girl kept from her parents because of their undocumented status

Really what more do you need to know than that? Ok, so if you don't feel like reading the article, here's the scoop. Little Emily Ruiz is an asthmatic child, she lived in Long Island with her parents. I am one lucky kid for having lived in LA where the winters aren't as harsh as they are in the northern parts of the U.S. Winter is still a difficult season for me, it must have been prethttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifty bad because Emily's parents sent her to Guatemala so she wouldn't have to suffer with her asthma through the winter. She was traveling back with her grandfather who had been traveling with an H-2B visa. Emily's grandfather had been using that visa to come to the U.S. for the last 5 years, this particular time he was not allowed into the country.

Border patrol officers did not return Emily to her parents because both mom and dad are undocumented. Who the heck made them the authority on that?! Since when are undocumented immigrants not allowed to have their children??? Terrible, long story short, after 5 months Emily is finally being reunited with her parents. Poor thing, hopefully she doesn't remember too much of the trouble when she's older.

Hopefully those Border Patrol officers are reprimanded for their actions.

Thanks for following :)

MUCH LOVE!!!

The run of my life

I realize my last post was short, dry and kind of depressed.

This journey feels like what I imagine running a marathon to be. The start is exciting and you're full of energy. Then comes a point where you're so fatigued you want to give up this is where mental strength and personal determination kicks in, and with the help of supporters on the sidelines and your own knowledge that you can get through it like you've gotten through preparing for this run, you fight past this point. At which time you get over that hump and looking back it seems crazy that you wanted to give up because you've now gotten your second wind and you are back at it again. Then the last couple miles your body is definitely tired, then when the finish line is visible . . . I imagine that I would want to sprint to it to get it over with that much quicker but I don't think I'd be able to since I've been running for long (I have never ran a marathon, just a 10k once while in the rowing team) . . . well right now the finish line is vaguely visible and I am honestly slowing down. I am tired tired tired, but the anticipation of finishing and moving on with more things keeps me going.

I found this amazing article just now, and it feels so great when I see that other people truly understand the circumstances that have led to such great numbers of immigrants living here in the U.S. Personally I believe that the free trade agreement is what has led to what we are living today, U.S. citizens unhappy at the "invasion" of foreigners feeling angry and frustrated with the way their own economy is going and simply in need of an explanation. Throughout history we 9we because every culture has done this, pointing fingers at the new and unknown) always manage to point the finger at someone for whatever social issues we are experiencing, and scapegoating immigrants is nothing new.

Point is, Just Coffee sells Fair Trade blends to churches and other consumers, using the money to address illegal immigration by helping Mexican growers remain on their farms. This makes me really happy, if only we could get the rest of the global community on board and starvation and poverty around the world would be brought under control, but that is wishful thinking, I know. Starting little by little though, I know we can move towards a better balance of things.

Here is a link to the Just Coffee website in case anyone wants to get involved.

I hope you are all doing well, I apologize for being a downer and a stranger these last couple weeks. Wish you all a wonderful weekend.

MUCH LOVE!!!

the waiting game

Yes, I am still waiting, the 30 days aren't up though so we're still ok. No need to worry yet. There won't be any need to worry, I am sure of it.

I apologize for the silence, school really does keep me quite busy even though there's only one class that needs any effort.

Thanks for still following.

MUCH LOVE!!!

Magic Happens Every Day

So today was my day, but you know what I realized while standing in line to get into the Federal Bldg? It wasn't just my day, it was hundreds of people's days too. Everyone that was in that waiting room was getting the greatest news of their lives. Some people had kids, so maybe for them it was their child's birth and the time they got married, but the chain of events of my life could not have had a better sequence.

Those of you who did this today, you are so so so dear to me! It was so great, amazing, to feel and know how loved I am. Thank you for having me in your thoughts, and allowing me to be part of your lives and always being so supportive to my existence in this country! For those not part of this, my dearest sent me texts cheering me on :)

Many of you are probably wondering how things went down today. Well I may have led you to think that I was going to go in front of a panel of judges, big scary movie-type scene. That was my bad, it was actually a meeting with a single immigration officer, it was my first time!

The lovely woman was super friendly, we went over a list of questions, basic contact info, birth date, place of birth, name. In the end, yes I'm getting my residency (the infamous Green Card), but the summary of today's encounter says I'm due for a review.

There was a tiny hick-up, my records on the electronic system have not been updated and therefore if I showed up at the airport I'd be sent to an immigration officer immediately where they'd arrest me. Why? There have been no updates since 2003, what happened in 2003 you say? I was officially kicked out of the country. It was in 2010 that the courts shot down that decision and closed the case, and this is what they failed to add to my records. So with a quick update on the system and I'm cleared. Therefore, I have not officially been given my Green Card yet. This update process will take less than 30 days though, so it is in that time period that I should be receiving my greenie :)

Had I been approved then and there I still would not have walked out with a greenie, it still gets sent in the mail. So we can still Hooray!

Celebration will not happen until I do have greenie in my hands, but now my brain is just brewing with plans and things I must do.

Can't say I feel completely different yet, there are certain things that have yet to happen for me to have a full blown transformation. Drivers License and ticket home :D

If life were so easy we wouldn't appreciate these moments as much as we do. Let life be hard, but keep fighting it, never give up.

This is not the last of us, don't worry. Stay tuned :)

MUCH LOVE!!!!

TOOOOOOOOOOOOOMORROW

Tomorrow :)

The doubts are still lingering but not as much, now I'm just full of excitement and anticipation.

Have a wonderful day! I have a test today in Physiology so I'm off to study.

MUCH LOVE!!!

TX Rep. Debbie Riddle (R) has no shame

We haven't had any news updates in a while, here's something my friend sent to me:
Texas' proposal to kick out all illegal immigrants (except the maids)

It's appalling to so blatantly see where their interest lies, remaining lazy and maintaining their cozy lives of exploiting the uneducated and needy. When major food industries hear about this they'll surely want a part of it. They employ many many undocumented immigrants year round, all across in agriculture from cultivation to packaging and everything in between.

These politicians have a great interest in keeping these people exactly where they are. I'm sure this bill would introduce no rights for them, and no mention of their families, this would most likely only include the laborers.

I hope this never passes.

a heart to heart

This is my place to be honest . . . as confident as I am about what will happen on Wednesday, what if the board stands by the decisions previous courts have made? The world is a crazy place and I am not crazy enough to ignore that. I was about to send out my close friends an invite to come to my house Friday night to celebrate Wednesday, when a tiny bit of doubt sank my heart. What if there's nothing to celebrate?

Maybe this is just my way of keeping myself in check and be prepared for the unexpected. Always be prepared for the unexpected, but no matter how much I think about it I don't think I could handle hearing a verdict against me.

I know I come off very confident about my very near future, maybe it's just the wine bringing me back to earth? Sunday at 10pm is a quiet time, and being alone with your thoughts is sometimes a bit of torture. It's too easy to express doubt to a faceless listener.

All get their justice eventually, my eventually is almost here.

LET FREEDOM COME.

MUCH LOVE!!!

CUATRO, QUATRE, FOUR!

We are down to four days my friends!!!!!!!

This time next week I will be a different girl, I'll be on a high that will last the rest of my life.

Excited, ecstatic, baffled, lightheaded. There are many more words I can use to describe the feeling that has hit me a few times when I've had the time to think about it, I love ecstatic the most.

I want to say dreams do come true, but this has honestly never been a dream for me. It's always been a delayed reality. I promise you I am not the delusional type, I know who I am, what I'm capable of and what I deserve. I know in this world it is almost impossible to say who deserves what because there is so much wrong with this world, but there is still justice in the world sprinkled in this salad called life. The Life You Deserve.

There were so many times it seemed like it was never going to happen for me, but like I've said time and again, patience my biggest challenge and my Patience Guru MY MOM have gotten me to today and will get me to Wednesday and will get me through the rest of life, The Life I Deserve.

Have a wonderful weekend my friends!

MUCH LOVE(to You and Life)!!!

I'll definitely try to get another two postings in before the other side :X

Siete, Sept, SEVEN!

in a whisper: seven days

:D

yes it's old, I still think it's funny, anyone who saw The Ring knows what I'm talking about (it's that movie, right? haha I often get movie names mixed up).

My mom was telling me the other day my dad is crazy excited, for obvious reasons of course. It's child-like how excited we all are.

MUCH LOVE!!!