07-23-2008, 09:17 PM
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Here's a link that you might find interesting. For all of those who 'poo-poo'ed' me during the time when I worked in a capacity bringing people into the system from welfare and hard-labor positions into nursing, pilots, padi instructors, and A+ Certifications.
This man's background is a little different, but the concept is the same - hope you enjoy it.  http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/25802159/from/ET/
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07-24-2008, 10:00 AM
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| Inspiring. Interesting that a college graduate had to "jump the wall" in order to immigrate into the US, then work as a migrant farm laborer. Makes me wonder about our immigration policies.
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07-24-2008, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by erik_blank  Inspiring. Interesting that a college graduate had to "jump the wall" in order to immigrate into the US, then work as a migrant farm laborer. Makes me wonder about our immigration policies. | Dr. Joe Martinez is a professor of Neuroscience at the University of Texas San Antonio. It seems to me that Dr. Q studied his undergrad there.
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07-24-2008, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by JEC Dr. Joe Martinez is a professor of Neuroscience at the University of Texas San Antonio. It seems to me that Dr. Q studied his undergrad there. | I think that you mis-read the article: Quote:
Heeding his father’s warning, Quinones graduated college at 18. He became a teacher, but found that, like his father, he was not earning enough.
So, on his 19th birthday, he clawed to the top of a 16-foot fence and jumped — illegally — to an uncertain future here in the U.S. “All I wanted to do was come in, make a little bit of money, send it back to my parents,” he says.
| I would interpret this to mean that he received his teaching degree in Mexico, not the US.
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07-25-2008, 05:06 AM
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| There was a 20 min segment on this in NOVA Science Now on PBS. Nifty stuff. | 
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08-08-2008, 03:33 AM
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| Whatever, it's a nice story though. It make me rethink the whole thing about illegal and so forth. I would rather make everyone 'legal' by the book, put them on the roles so to speak and get on with things. I only wish we were also given opportunities to work and live in other countries they make it so difficult. Just recently I checked into some visa requirements for some european countries, new zealand and australia, and it's a nightmare. Australia requires a points system, most countries will give you a six month work visa, or a student visa, but then you either have to try to renew it or you have to leave.
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