Sadly, the year I was born, I fall through a weird crack in the immigration laws. My mother is a US citizen, my father Canadian. I had my green card and lived in the US for 27 years, but when I got divorced from my first wife - horrible situation - I started traveling. I guess, I was confused and hurt, and just couldn't figure a lot of things out. At one point I lost my green card while visiting Canada. I had gotten into a fight with my girlfriend at the time, and left for a bit to go to visit family. Bad things happened to her while I was gone, I flew back freaking out. Customs pulled me over, and the only way I could go see her was to give up my permanent resident status, because I didn't have my green card. So, I did. Ended up only being able to stay for 3 weeks. The goal was to come back to Canada, get my green card back, and then go back to the states. Our relationship didn't really survive the strain.
I do regret not getting my citizenship when I could. At the same time, looking back, knowing what I know now, I needed to learn the things I've learned now before I should have done that, anyway. Complicated. Still, it was a mistake.
So, I'm here. I met someone new, we've been together for 9 years. Me not being happy living in a Socialist state has really put a lot of strain on that relationship, but I'm hoping it can pull through. It's hard to move back to the States with her, too, as much as I want to. She has family here, and her grandmother, who raised her, and she loves - is getting old, got cancer, and now has alzheimers. We can't really do it.
You can, probably, imagine that hearing about illegal immigrants and what they do and get away with upsets me a lot.
Sadly, the year I was born, I fall through a weird crack in the immigration laws. My mother is a US citizen, my father Canadian. I had my green card and lived in the US for 27 years, but when I got divorced from my first wife - horrible situation - I started traveling. I guess, I was confused and hurt, and just couldn't figure a lot of things out. At one point I lost my green card while visiting Canada. I had gotten into a fight with my girlfriend at the time, and left for a bit to go to visit family. Bad things happened to her while I was gone, I flew back freaking out. Customs pulled me over, and the only way I could go see her was to give up my permanent resident status, because I didn't have my green card. So, I did. Ended up only being able to stay for 3 weeks. The goal was to come back to Canada, get my green card back, and then go back to the states. Our relationship didn't really survive the strain.
I do regret not getting my citizenship when I could. At the same time, looking back, knowing what I know now, I needed to learn the things I've learned now before I should have done that, anyway. Complicated. Still, it was a mistake.
So, I'm here. I met someone new, we've been together for 9 years. Me not being happy living in a Socialist state has really put a lot of strain on that relationship, but I'm hoping it can pull through. It's hard to move back to the States with her, too, as much as I want to. She has family here, and her grandmother, who raised her, and she loves - is getting old, got cancer, and now has alzheimers. We can't really do it.
Sadly, the year I was born, I fall through a weird crack in the immigration laws. My mother is a US citizen, my father Canadian. I had my green card and lived in the US for 27 years, but when I got divorced from my first wife - horrible situation - I started traveling. I guess, I was confused and hurt, and just couldn't figure a lot of things out. At one point I lost my green card while visiting Canada. I had gotten into a fight with my girlfriend at the time, and left for a bit to go to visit family. Bad things happened to her while I was gone, I flew back freaking out. Customs pulled me over, and the only way I could go see her was to give up my permanent resident status, because I didn't have my green card. So, I did. Ended up only being able to stay for 3 weeks. The goal was to come back to Canada, get my green card back, and then go back to the states. Our relationship didn't really survive the strain.
I do regret not getting my citizenship when I could. At the same time, looking back, knowing what I know now, I needed to learn the things I've learned now before I should have done that, anyway. Complicated. Still, it was a mistake.
So, I'm here. I met someone new, we've been together for 9 years. Me not being happy living in a Socialist state has really put a lot of strain on that relationship, but I'm hoping it can pull through. It's hard to move back to the States with her, too, as much as I want to. She has family here, and her grandmother who raised her, and she loves is getting old, got cancer, and now has alzheimers. We can't really do it.
Sadly, the year I was born, I fall through a weird crack in the immigration laws. My mother is a US citizen, my father Canadian. I had my green card and lived in the US for 27 years, but when I got divorced from my first wife - horrible situation - I started traveling. I guess, I was confused and hurt, and just couldn't figure a lot of things out. At one point I lost my green card while visiting Canada. I had gotten into a fight with my girlfriend at the time, and left for a bit to go to visit family. Bad things happened to her while I was gone, I flew back freaking out. Customs pulled me over, and the only way I could go see her was to give up my permanent resident status, because I didn't have my green card. So, I did. Ended up only being able to stay for 3 weeks. The goal was to come back to Canada, get my green card back, and then go back to the states. Our relationship didn't really survive the strain.
I do regret not getting my citizenship when I could. At the same time, looking back, knowing what I know now, I needed to learn the things I've learned now before I should have done that, anyway. Complicated. Still, it was a mistake.
So, I'm here. I met someone new, we've been together for 9 years. Me not being happy living in a Socialist state has really put a lot of strain on that relationship, but I'm hoping it can pull through. It's hard to move back to the States with her, too, as much as I want to. She has family here, and her grandmother who raised her and she loves is getting old, got cancer, and now has alzheimers. We can't really do it.