European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse New immigration Law aliens discover drawbacks to amnesty illegal alien Elit Tever Munguia with her 14-Renmtd daughter Anel Garcia in a lawyer s office in Brownsville Texas. By Jules Loh associated Presse Liever mangu1a. Illegal alien. Knew the risk when she pondered whether 1o apply for Amno sly under now us in migration Law. The Law seemed Lailor made Lor people like Munguia. Of Brownsville Texas she has lived in the United slates continuously since Jan. 1.1982. As the Law requires has a steady Job pays her taxes sends her children to school. The new Law recognizes thai thousands of such undocumented aliens perhaps millions Are scattered across the United Siales. The Law says in elect tie past is Lor Gollen come take a first step toward citizenship and Munguia clearly Meels every test to Quay. But Down the Road in her Case there appears to loom a catch-22 would accepting she once in a lifetime invitation also Diop a Legal curtain Between this Mother and1 Tivee of her Lour children who just As clearly a not Quality because they have not lived i h her continuously the required Tive years 7 my Munguia says advised me to apply so i did we w 1 900 mile Southern Henri or that Border i shadowland of citizenship for generations Man have considered to less a National Barrier than a focal inconvenience alter All the culture and even the predominant language Aie Trie same on Boih sides and the How Back and Lorth a routine of curly me Al busiest Border crossing by Lac in san Ysidro Calif. And Tijuana. Us Ico. An t-5iirnaid w 000 make the daily commute legally Hen Many c of is illegally is anybody s guess even Smice the in Law passed mainly to Slem the allow wok cd decl. Some mcleans apparently believe Inal gelling to America in. Still ecu Lei even the Riikol perishing in a Bocar on Munguia 5 risk re joining to dire Al url Shumi Ruhl Page 1 a the stars and stripes have to forgo american citizenship so generously pro mered and live in Mexico in order to raise her children. In a nutshell three of her children were born in Mexico just across the1 Rio Grande the ourth was born m a Mosca and is Deloro a u 5. Cilien. How things wound up this Way is a classic example of life on the Border. It is also one reason Why applicants Lor amnesty Are far ewer than expected along the Border where perhaps the greatest concen Trahon of illegal aliens reside the amnesty application requires listing the names and whereabouts of All the applicant s relatives. To Many Ihal s an unheard of involvement Wilh la Migra As the immigration service is known viewed As a forming on your own. Elih Evor Munguia is a Liny woman of 37 will a Small voice and eyes like a lightened Lawn she Speaks no English which is less a Handicap than speaking no Spanish or in Border argot spanglish. She was Ime Lilliaj of nine born n 3 Irir bedroom farmhouse in Valle Hermosa. Mexico about an hour s drive across the Rio Grande from to Vns Villa her Pride s that she went in Marjh the ninth Grade of school three grades beyond the Norm which he parents provided Lor Al some sacrifice in 19gg. Her of Der sister. , took a Day no to Brownsville to celebrate Cha to Days an annual Border Les Hval while Buvina a Sod Dunk Rosa was Oft Jed a Iota by the grocer needed a Carrk to had Mi-.t.-. Sunday july 26, 1987 72-hour visits to America the time limit is widely ignored and Otten. As in Echever Mun Juia s Case permanently ignored. The is slurs made frequent trips Home to Mexico. Echever once slayed Lor six months. When her Mother was ill each time though Hoy could Roeurn to America on sheir local passes bul after 72 hours they became illegal prey Lor la Migra As Lime passed Eli Hever Lell in love her lather disapproved of the Man however and refused to Altow a marriage he did nol object to their living together As it happened the Man Andres Garcia was an american citizen by birth his alter an american his Molher a mexican nonetheless couple chose to make their Home in Matamoros. The Modican City across the Bridge from Brownsville nol unusual Many mexican americans or american mexicans live in Mexico by Choice. Garcia worked in a Brownsville super Mark Al Eli Hever commuted to the theater every Rjay on her local pass the couple had three children in Matamoros f ipod a 1 her Mil her n a Hon Itic i Youn or curl to n i re constr Herod Ltd enough in a Hijii of l to Ait her Flo a watches them whle who in no work rum Hal was in mid 1982 ton Kite Lori Wahly Ira Arnm sly the two older children now 18 and in rpm mid in Mata Fioros with their Ryfan Molher a 1pmr out to hey a it their Molher in weekends ail ih.? , Iraj i were named and i. J item on Eli Hever s for amnesty All knew Pic or a inc Liulin 1 uld Anel. Who also knew the time honoured solution i won i to bar1 " Anel said ii they Deport me. 1ii it Jim Tiu River and Crne Home to Illy Mol Hel
