The Partial Observer by John A. Rudy
Do We Qualify To Stay in the U.S.?
My wife and I are in our 80s, and were born in the United States. We are in the midst of a brief sojourn in Spain, scheduled to return to our birth country before Christmas. While here, we have tried to divorce ourselves from the daily onslaught of news reports of the antics of the so-called political and governmental classes at home. Unfortunately, we have not been entirely successful. Some disturbing accounts have managed to seep through.
In our present situation, those that are most troubling deal with the rounding-up, incarceration, and deportation of people with whom we share comparable family histories and experiences. As we contemplate our return to the U.S. in a few days’ time, we wonder what might await us when we present our valid U.S. passports to the Immigration and Customs official at our point of entry. Will an ICE agent be there to challenge or prevent our admission?
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