The American Dream
Jan 01, 1988OUTCOME: I know that this is not the usual case; but I just had to share. I can't do it from the other side anymore; but I do my best to achieve the same results with the prospective clients who come to me for assistance.
When I interviewed him, he was very poor and very humble --a struggling aspiring immigrant. He was so nervous, one did not really notice that he was also very handsome. I was an Officer then, with the ... power to make or break dreams. He did qualify for the benefit he sought, so I granted it to him: he became a Permanent Resident. As time moved on and many years passed, I was now a Senior Officer, myself. Into my office, walked this very handsome young man, in his silk suit and expensive jewelry. As I reviewed his file, my writing and signatures were all over it; but I didn't remember him. But he reminded me: Ah yes, he had achieved his dream, the owner of a couple of successful businesses and the husband of a wife who was a model. I can't explain the wonderful feeling that came over me; but I do know that it is moments like these that make what we do as Immigration Lawyers worthwhile.
