Scam Alert: Borderline Advice
Exploiting President Bush’s immigration reform proposal, fake immigration experts are offering to help alien residents apply for a program that may never get congressional approval.
By Carole Fleck
August 2006
Nearly a decade ago, Claudia, a young Mexican woman, quit her job in the family business, bid a tearful goodbye to relatives in the dusty border town of Reynosa and left for the United States. She crossed into neighboring Texas with a temporary pass that allowed her to stay for the weekend.
She never returned. Since then she has married and had children, but she’s still considered to be living here illegally.
Desperate to gain permanent U.S. residency, Claudia—who asked that her full name be kept confidential—found a self-described immigration consultant and paid her $1,300 to fill out documents.
Read the rest at AARP Bulletin Online.
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