In today's America, two populations coexist: the legal citizenry and the illegal immigrants. The latter group easily conjures up an image of day laborers who are here to do the dirty, dangerous, and difficult work that few others would like to do. But this is not the whole picture as many "illegals" are our Generation 1.5 students, and some could even be our professional colleagues. They want to pledge allegiance to the only country they know and love and contribute to, but a country that still rejects them categorically. What follows is the link to a really poignant and moving self-portrayal by a former Washington Post reporter, Jose Antonio Vargas, who will undoubtedly spend another bittersweet 4th of July this weekend, pondering his identity.
"My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant" (URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/magazine/my-life-as-an-undocumented-immigrant.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1)
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What a story. Thanks for posting.
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