"My father moved here 26 years ago. He always talks about how hard it was. He left Argentina a few months after his mom died to move to another country to make things better. He left behind his four brothers, my sister and me. He came with less than $200 dollars and sometimes had to sleep on the street or in a garage."
"After 2001, immigration policy became more strict. I couldn't meet him until he became a citizen. I was 12 when I saw him again. I remember my grandmother telling me how my dad called crying. He wanted to quit everything and return to Argentina, but he continued fighting for a better life for my sister and me."
"After spending the last few months as an intern at amNewYork covering families impacted by ICE detention, I think of the thousands of immigrant families who never get the chance to say their goodbyes."
An amNewYork intern reflects on her father's immigration journey from Argentina 26 years ago, when he arrived with less than $200 and faced homelessness while working multiple jobs. Immigration policy changes after 2001 prevented family reunification until he became a citizen nine years later. The author, who moved to the United States at age 22 with her father's support, contrasts her experience with immigrants she met while working as a pastry chef in Michelin-starred restaurants. Through her internship covering ICE detention cases, she recognizes that thousands of immigrant families face permanent separation, unlike her father's eventual ability to reunite with his children and build a better life.
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