SarasotaRepub
09-14-2010, 07:23 PM
My heart bleeds for you DUmmie. (http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9129036)
wellstone dem http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/images/donor.gif (1000+ posts) Mon Sep-13-10 10:44 PM
Original message I was so ashamed and embarassed today....
I was in the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services office and I sat with my client--who is an immigrant, with a staff person from our office--who is an immigrant, surrounded by people from Asia, from Africa, from Europe, and from the Americas--all immigrants and all (except our staff person) waiting to take their citizenship test. And as I waited I saw people exiting after their interview with huge smiles on their faces, one man who had entered when we did turned and waived at us and gave a giant grin. (He had come in alone, and had no one else with whom to celebrate.) These people were so happy to know they would soon be American citizens. (LEGAL is a good thingy.)
And as I sat there, a picture came up on CNN which was playing in the waiting area which showed a man wearing a t-shirt that said, "Immigrants are like sperm, millions get in and only one works." And my joy turned to shame and embarrassment.
I wish, I wish there were more kindness in this world. (Eat shit and die. :))
:p
wellstone dem http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/images/donor.gif (1000+ posts) Mon Sep-13-10 10:44 PM
Original message I was so ashamed and embarassed today....
I was in the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services office and I sat with my client--who is an immigrant, with a staff person from our office--who is an immigrant, surrounded by people from Asia, from Africa, from Europe, and from the Americas--all immigrants and all (except our staff person) waiting to take their citizenship test. And as I waited I saw people exiting after their interview with huge smiles on their faces, one man who had entered when we did turned and waived at us and gave a giant grin. (He had come in alone, and had no one else with whom to celebrate.) These people were so happy to know they would soon be American citizens. (LEGAL is a good thingy.)
And as I sat there, a picture came up on CNN which was playing in the waiting area which showed a man wearing a t-shirt that said, "Immigrants are like sperm, millions get in and only one works." And my joy turned to shame and embarrassment.
I wish, I wish there were more kindness in this world. (Eat shit and die. :))
:p