Today's the day! After nineteen years of looking over his shoulder, in worried anticipation of Border Patrol Agents and Customs Officials; after ten years of having last visited home, the sprawling metropolis of Guadalajara in Jalisco, Mexico, where his father, step-mother, and numerous siblings, nieces and nephews, still reside; after seven years of having first been sponsored by his brother; - his final, official meeting with the INS is here, now. Now he finds out whether or not he can finally move around his adopted homeland, a country in which he immigrated as a scared fifteen-year old boy, with the freedom of movement that most Americans take for granted. Now, he finds out if he will be given the 10-year visa he has spent a lifetime dreaming of. Now, he discovers if all the turmoil and insecurity has been worth the wait. Now is here....
