Fabiana Barker: U. S. Citizen(corrected post)
Posted by Pete | Posted in News | Posted on 19-06-2010
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In today’s, Albuquerque Journal, June 18, Letters to the Editor, Fabiana Barker says “I am another immigrant, the difference is I am not in the same condition as the ones with illegal immigration statue. In my opinion, entering illegally to this country is the same as entering illegally to someone’s house”. She goes on, “We all have the right to seek a better life, the best for our children and to improve ourselves as better human beings. I made the same decision many years ago when I have the chance to move to this wonderful country……The right thing to do is to stand in line at the American embassies around the world and apply for a resident visa, since the idea is to move permanently….She stresses further..”Stay in line, pay your fees, wait for your turn, learn the language and learn the history, because this is why you are here…..Several more nice comments are made but in closing there is this nice paragraph…”I recently recieved a master’s degree from New Mexico State University and I am hoping to work for the state of New Mexico. What gives me a sense of feeling of extreme pride is that I accomplished this legally.”The letter is signed, Fabiana Barker, Cloudcroft, NM. …Folks you can read all of the letter in the June 18th issue of the Albuquerque Journal. How nice it is to read of someone who did it the correct way, did the wait, paid the price and appreciates the American way of life. God bless the Fabiana Barker’s in America and thank you for being a beacon to others wanting to enter America the right way, the lasting way. Fabiana, I enjoyed reading your letter very much. Thank you….Pete Hester ps…Tonight I had a telephone conversation with Ms. Barker. She stated that the Albuquerque Journal had edited her letter due to space constrictions. She sent me her letter in it’s entirety which you can read in the post bearing her name above. Pete Hester
I appreciate your comment on my letter. This is something that has been in my throat for a long time and I needed to speak out about it. I wonder if I am going to start to speak aloud the voice of those “Legal Immigrants” that have the same feeling as me. When I see on TV or other medias that “illegal status” sometimes is used as a tool to grant benefits really make me upset because we “The Legals” are the ones that support the economy by conducting our lives in the proper manner and “we” do not have access to the freebies.
To close my comment, it was a nice experience seeing my letter published on the newspaper, since this was my first attempt.
Fabiana Barker
I appreciate what you have to say and I thank you for letting me post your letter on my site. I understand what you are saying on “The Legals” and I do not blame you for feeling that way. Most of us agree with you totally. Good luck on your job efforts with the state of New Mexico. Pete Hester
I am not an immigrant, but I have been married to one (a legal one) for 30 years as of today. I guess that makes me an immigrant too. I appreciated Ms. Barker’s letter. I am certain that my wife’s entire family, who have spent the past 40 years going through the process of immigrating to this country, also appreciates it. The legal process of immigration is a long and difficult process, but it is worth it. It is the right way. In fact, it is the only real way.
I have always believed that the root which drives the illegal process of immigration accross our southern border is not so much the appeal for a better life, since this can be achieved much better in a legal way. I feel that the main drive is the general feeling and widespread teaching south of the border that the southwestern part of the USA particularly, if not all of it, rightly belongs to Mexico because of the widespread belief that the Mexican War was won by an illegal power grab on the part of Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston to avenge the slaughter at the Alamo. There is a general perception that the country is theirs anyway; therefore, they keep coming, and coming, and coming, and will continue to come until they are stopped. Stopping them from coming will involve not just erecting a fence along the border manned by a garrison of the military, but it envolves improving their lives in Mexico inclusive of a government with less corruption and more concern for the general welfare. This should be our goal instead of building a fence, which probably wouldn’t work anyway.
I agree that building quality lives south of the border is paramount. If only we could convince the Mexican government that there can be a middle class. There, you clearly have the haves and have nots.