2020 Gumbo Final - Book - Page 124
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“I went to France with a couple of people in high
school and their family isn’t documented. It was
really tough seeing stuff that they couldn’t do. They
tried to do extracurriculars and I know they had to
lie about their address. They are scared of people
coming and knocking on their door because they
have uncles who have been deported. They know
their entire family could be exposed. That’s why I want
to be an immigration lawyer. It’s kind of hard to say
if something is right or wrong, and I know there are
going to be facts that support both sides. Like sure,
we have immigrants coming in, they’re not legal, and
they didn’t go through the steps, but at the same time,
I still feel the way I feel about being more sympathetic
towards immigrants. It’s a moral thing. No matter what
the statistics and numbers tell you, they are human
beings.”
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