The Secret to a Better Life Page #8

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736

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I'm his only parent.

737

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And where is he now?

738

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With my sister.

739

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- Will she take care of him for you?

- Yeah.

740

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Okay. The judge is not gonna offer you bail.

741

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Regardless of your sole provider status.

742

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So, if you decide to fight deportation,

743

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you'll have to stay in this detention center

until your removal hearing.

744

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For how long?

745

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You can figure on at least three months,

746

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probably more like six,

before you can argue your case in court.

747

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And...

748

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Be honest, what are my chances?

749

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Zero.

750

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Not exactly zero,

but only 3% of all removal hearings

751

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result in the alien being granted asylum.

752

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Thousands of people are deported each year

with children younger than yours.

753

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Even aliens who pay taxes

with clean records.

754

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Give it some thought.

755

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You have until tomorrow

to make up your final decision.

756

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Mr. Galindo, I need to warn you

757

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that even though it would be

quicker and cheaper

758

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to have a coyote bring you back here,

759

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there would be legal consequences.

760

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Do you understand me?

761

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I want you to understand me.

762

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I need that, homie.

763

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Take it.

764

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Crazy old bastard.

765

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Hello, mijo.

766

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Luis, are you there?

767

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I just called your Aunt Anita

and she told me you are not with her.

768

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Are you at home?

769

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If you are there, pick up, please.

770

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I really need to talk to you.

771

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I need to know that you're okay.

772

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I'm really worried about you.

773

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Listen, mijo.

774

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I'm going away.

775

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I can't help it.

776

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I don't know when they're sending me away.

777

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But you have to come soon.

778

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It might be the last...

779

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It might be...

780

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They say I can have one bag with me.

781

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Mijo, come soon, please.

782

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Just call Anita and come soon, all right?

783

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Okay, bye.

784

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Yo, Luis. Open up, gangsta.

785

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Where this fool at? Tell him to get out here!

786

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Stop orderin' me! You ain't my girlie, yo!

787

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- You wish!

- Hell, no!

788

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Come on, biatch! Open up this door!

789

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Go ahead.

790

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Excuse me, please.

791

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We are here to see my brother,

Carlos Galindo.

792

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- Slow down. What's the name?

- Carlos Galindo.

793

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- How do you spell that?

- G-A-L-l-N-D-O.

794

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He's been processed

for deportation already.

795

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- No, that is not possible.

- He's gone already.

796

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I'm sorry. Next.

797

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Please, sir, can you check the list again?

798

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It says he's been processed already.

799

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- Next.

- Wait. I know he's here.

800

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Please.

801

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Galindo.

802

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Galindo!

803

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Make it quick.

804

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Thank you.

805

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Anita brought you?

806

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You're gonna have to stay with her.

807

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You asked me...

808

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You asked me why I had you.

809

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You know, back in the village,

810

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you just did what any man would do.

811

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You found a novia, got married,

812

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and then you headed north.

813

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And that's what I did,

'cause I didn't know any different.

814

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So we came here.

815

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And then,

816

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we had you.

817

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Why?

818

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Because your mother and I loved each other

very much.

819

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But then, people change.

820

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And things were different here.

821

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Your mother changed.

822

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She wanted more than I could give her.

823

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So, she went away.

824

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And I was left alone with you.

825

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I didn't know how I was going to manage

826

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with a small boy,

with no money and no regular job.

827

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I had a lot of anger inside me.

828

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But the thing...

829

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The one thing

830

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that helped me get over all that

831

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Was you.

832

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To be able to take care of you,

833

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and watch you grow.

834

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Because I love you.

835

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You are the most important thing

in this world to me, mijo.

836

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I...

837

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I wanted you to be able

to be anything you wanted to be.

838

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That would make me feel worthy.

839

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If you became somebody.

840

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That's why I had you.

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