I’m still waiting for hearing before the Judge for my green card. To join the military I need to have a green card. After the President spoke on strict immigration rules, more illegal people from neighboring countries is applying for papers. The Immigration is lacking manpower due to large volume of cases. So I have no idea when will I get a hearing from the Judge. It is very frustrating.P moved from Nepal to India after his father passed away in 2006. He explained, “all Nepal people go to India to make money.” He characterized Nepal as a “crazy state” full of “terrorist activities.” Nepal is located between China and India and has suffered through an unstable and often deadly path over the last two decades. Over 17,000 Nepalese have been killed due to infighting during the last 10 years. In 2015, a series of earthquakes devastated the country, killing thousands and destroying infrastructure. P came to the states on Christmas Day 2013. He emigrated legally to the U.S. on an F1 Visa to join his wife who had arrived three years earlier.
I grew up as a village boy in a small rural town in the northeastern part of India, cut off from the city world. I enjoyed my childhood days. Since (then) I always dreamt of joining the armed forces. … I’m proud that I live in the United States of America. It is the land of opportunity.P was courted by military-recruiter who assured him he’d be able to enlist but is unable without the proper documentation. He’s been working as a catering server while he waits, but as he approaches his thirties, he feels a window is closing.
America has made me more responsible, but I get depressed about my papers.
