Posted on 06/16/2019 2:53:54 PM PDT by SMGFan
On this Father's Day, I am writing to share my experience living, working, and raising a family without a driver's license. I have three children, two of whom go to Dover public schools, and my eldest daughter goes to the local community college. All three of them have trouble getting to school, urgent appointments, and participating in extracurricular activities because my wife nor I have access to a state-issued driver's license in New Jersey to drive them because of our immigration status.
We migrated to the United States from Columbia three years ago. We lived very well off there with our own house and car. Our children went to private schools. However, because of how well we were doing, I started to receive death threats, and we were forced to leave everything behind. I feared for my life and my wife and children’s well-being. If anything were to happen to me, they would struggle to survive. Going back is not an option for my family or me. Now we live in a small blue-collar Northern New Jersey town. It is a much different life than the one I use to live, but I am no longer facing death threats. To be able to get to work, I commute to two different towns to get to my second job. It’s a long commute but it would be impossible without driving because there is no public transportation that could take me there.
Six months ago, heading home from work one night, I was pulled over for not having my lights on. When the officer asked for my license, I could only show him my Colombian driver’s license. I didn’t know if I would be handed over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement that night, or even have a chance to say goodbye...
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She told me that about 2 weeks before we moved to another state, so no, I didn’t fire her.
You broke the law to get here and your STILL braking the law... without a license you obviously don't have insurance… So what happens if you have an accident and you maim someone for rest of their days..? What then is to be done with you.??
> These people are criminals. Why haven’t they been deported???
It’s obvious. To get them to leave someone just has to start sending death threats. /j?
The “?” is just a typo. Really!
He already admitted guilt - why do we need to bother with a trial?
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