GRATIS FREE VOL. 21 - No. 995 BILINGUAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER P PERIODICO SEMANAL BILINGUE june 22 - 28, 2012.
We are Americans
Sin Papeles / Without Papers Washington, DC- I am Maria Aguilar and today was supposed to be the day when I bought my airplane ticket – to Mexico. Mexico was the first leg on a long journey that ended with me going to college and becoming a resident of Canada. I had everything ready. My bags were already packed. I was planning to take off on Wednesday.
Washington, DC- Yo soy María Aguilar y hoy se suponía que compraría un boleto de avión con destino a México. México era la primera parada de un viaje que terminaba conmigo asistiendo a un colegio y convirtiéndome en una residente de Canadá. Tenía todo listo. Mi equipaje ya estaba empacado. Estaba planeando irme el miércoles.
Yo me considero una americana. Mi hermana menor es ciudadana, al igual que uno de mis primos. He vivido aquí en Connecticut, desde que tenía ocho años. Mi familia es lo más importante que tengo en el mundo, y nunca planifiqué separarme de ellos tan temprano. Pero tampoco quería que mis padres gastaran ver pág. 2 >>>
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I consider myself an American. My youngest sister is a citizen, as well as one of my cousins. I’ve lived here, in Connecticut, since I was eight. My family is the most important thing in the world to me, and I never planned on departing from them so early. But I also didn’t want to spend my parents’ hard-earned money on a college degree and then sit at home not being able to do anything with it. My parents dropped out of high school when they didn’t have the money to take care of me. They left their families in Mexico so that I could have a safer, better life in the US. Their sacrifices inspire see page 2 >>>
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