When we got out green cards to come to U.S in '67 we had to be SPONSORED so we would not be a burden on the local U.S. system.
My father's first job in America, where ALL the roads are paved with Gold., was cutting lawns - And we are not Mexicans.
However as a Chemist / Gynecologists that job only lasted until he got a job at Union Carbide. And the rest as they say is history
“When we got out green cards to come to U.S in ‘67 we had to be SPONSORED so we would not be a burden on the local U.S. system. “
Refugees don’t need sponsors,or much else.
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And you obviously WERE NOT parasites.
(I'm a first gen)