My children's father came to this country when he was 7 years old. The only issue is that his mother was going to jail in Mexico and the gov't took his younger sister. The other kids were out on the street and he was 7 years old at the time. His father used one of his nephew's passports to bring his son over to California where he lived till he was 22 years old. I met him in Chicago, IL in July of 2000 and he we have been together for 6 1/2 years. We have 5 year old and 10 month old sons. The only issue? We have been holding on for some sort of immigration path because I've spoken too two attorneys that said to just wait as there is nothing we can currently do. He came in 1987 and his father thru him out when he was 13 years old. He lived on the streets for quite a few years.
Both him and I grew up with rough in our lives. I spent 18 months in foster care before being emancipated (independent living) in Minnesota and was released when I was 17 years old. Both him and I have no real family, and our son's have never met their grandparents and the oldest child met his aunt. I have no support system and no one to help me if we try to get him legal and he is denied. We are both afraid of him being sent back and I know it would prove hard for my 2 children. I currently am the only one working and its just stressful.
I didn't know he was illegal till after September 11th, he suddenly was scared to find a job and do all those things.
Now he is at home and I'm running everywhere and cannot get help with driving or a lot of other things. We want to get a matricula to marry and try to find a way to keep him here, however he has no photo ID and we don't know where to get a copy of his birth certificate from Mexico. His father doesn't talk to his son and we are under the belief he has retired and bought a house in Mexico.
Here's what I know we do need to do:
Get a copy of his birth certificate
Get his matricula
Get married
Find away to see if he can get legal, and than take necessary steps to address that issue.
How do I go about doing this?
please email @ jenntito2000@aol.com

