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Posted: Sep 13, 2012

I'm reading Becoming Dr. Q by Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa. He tells of his journey from migrant farm worker from Mexico to becoming a professor of neurosurgery and oncology at Johns Hopkins. His continued optimism in the face of many hurdles is really inspiring.

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I sure hope... - me

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he became a legal citizen....

Yes he did. First, he jumped over the border - Sunny

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fence and ran like crazy. Then after about 6 months, Reagan's amnesty legislation made it possible for him to get a temporary green card and eventually an actual green card. Then when he was in his 4th year at Harvard's medical school, he decided he wanted citizenship. Because he had gained some notoriety at this point, the process took him just a few hours. Earlier, it had taken his parents 5 years of red tape to complete the same process.

I'm glad he became a citizen but... - sm

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I have gone through the immigration process legally from start to finish with my spouse, and it is long, painful, tedious, expensive... And while I'm glad he did eventually become a legal US citizen, I really am disgusted as his 'hopping the fence' and coming here illegally. Amnesty programs are wrong and they are spitting in the face of everyone who worked REALLY hard to make sure to do it the right way.

you hit the nail on the head - MT

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I don't know what the process is to become a citizen, but I always thought it must be difficult and expensive, which is why so many people "cheat" and sneak in. I've always felt the first thing we should do is make the process easier for those who really want to come here. And the ones who are here illegally, selling drugs and committing crimes, should be booted out.

Thank you for coming in the right way. I hope you feel all the hurdles were worth it. I'm proud to call you an American citizen!

That's on my "to read" list - glad to hear it's good! NM - Maggie May

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One word of caution - Sunny

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When I read it at bedtime, it gives me insomnia because his story psyches me up to work more, try harder, etc.

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