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> I had a legal immigrant status that was unconventional. > It was unclear whether my family met those criteria. Firstly: I’m sorry that your high school and
by LeafItAlone 3y ago
> I had a legal immigrant status that was unconventional.
> It was unclear whether my family met those criteria.
Firstly: I’m sorry that your high school and the system seems to have failed you here. A guidance counselor office (or similar) should have been either already knowledgeable in this area or able to figure it out.
What was unconventional about your immigration status?
- koliber 3y agoNo reason to be sorry. Things turned out quite well. I rarely share sad stories but this one provides a perspective that may be valuable for the conversation. Re rare immigration status: my family entered the US in 1990 as “indefinitely paroled.” A single stamp in the passport was all we had to show for it. Supposedly only a few hundred people came in similar circumstances. Eventually this status got normalized through some legislation and now I am a US citizen. I can share more in private if you are curious. So I don’t think the system failed me. There is no way that a guidance counselor would have know this, if lawyers were perplexed. Looking at it from another perspective and a wider view, the system worked well because it gave my family a chance to emigrate to the US. There are many ways to look at the past. Road not taken and all. It’s good to take a moment how our decisions today might play out.