Student Raised in USA Fights Deportation While Attending Georgetown University

The Outsider

This story puts a very human face on the difficult subject of foreign born children raised in the United States. They face monumental struggles trying to get decent jobs, enroll in college, and function as productive people in a civil society. I’m so delighted that the Washington Post published this as the cover story in their Sunday Magazine. It should be mandatory reading for all policy makers contemplating what to do about our broken, unjust immigration system.

High achieving student, Juan Gomez, has lived in the United States since he was two years old, raised by Columbian parents seeking political asylum. Ultimately, their asylum claims denied, Juan’s parents were deported. Through extraordinary efforts on the part of influential and persistent friends, Juan was admitted at Georgetown University with scholarships, as an international student. But his fate is far from clear. He may still be deported to Columbia, a country he has never known.

Tags: deportation, Dream Act, education, immigration reform
Topics: Citizenship