Undocumented Pharmacy Students

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I think the problem is that there are no good mechanisms for him to obtain citizenship at this point. Going back to a home country that he hasn't visited since age 3 is not a realistic option, IMO.

Marriage?

 

[dbmalo2]

Update: I was fortunate enough to receive deferred action and a work permit in late 2012 and I just recently applied and interviewed with a couple schools. I am currently a tech at a pharmacy. Although, I haven't gotten accepted I'm hoping I will be soon. And to all who replied and read my situation and tried to help thank you so very much for your advice and encouraging words

 

[dbmalo2]

Update: I have been accepted to a school now. An unforseen situation occurred. The school I.was accepted by needs the full tuition up front before they will enroll me, since they will consider me as an international student. I'm looking for loans but have yet to find a way of paying the amount they require, I'll find a way though, can't go this far just to give up.

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As we all know the DREAM act just failed to pass in the Senate 🙁 and that prompted me to find out how many actual students are planning to be Pharmacists in the near future that are undocumented. I am in the same boat, undocumented and trying desperately to pay for school in a Community College and working dinky jobs to pay for it, pretty soon i will apply to Midwestern and with the help of God and my hard work hopefully i will get in. Please let me know that there are others like me out there that haven't given up their dreams. And any advice for an undocumented pre-pharmacy student, like how to pay for classes, how to get pharmacy experience, and personal statement advice.

Update: I was fortunate enough to receive deferred action and a work permit in late 2012 and I just recently applied and interviewed with a couple schools. I am currently a tech at a pharmacy. Although, I haven't gotten accepted I'm hoping I will be soon. And to all who replied and read my situation and tried to help thank you so very much for your advice and encouraging words

Update: I have been accepted to a school now. An unforseen situation occurred. The school I.was accepted by needs the full tuition up front before they will enroll me, since they will consider me as an international student. I'm looking for loans but have yet to find a way of paying the amount they require, I'll find a way though, can't go this far just to give up.

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this is good for you, but sad for this country imho !!

No other country in the world tolerates illegal immigration like the US. Soon nobody wanna follow the laws here anymore because they know that they can work around and/or break the laws and get away with it. As a country, we have been giving the incentives to many wrong things (sigh)

GL 🙂

 

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Our govnmt is committed to trying to reduce immigration. There have been cases similar to this where a child brought into the country. Grows up thinking that this is their country, then being deported to what is an entirely alien land to them. Unfortunately, they are easy targets. In the meantime, criminals, murderers and rapists cannot be deported because of 'human rights'.
johnep

that is their parent's fault/responsibility or whoever brought the child into this country. This country did not bring them in thus is not responsible for all the complications from their actions.

 

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Okay I agree with the general gist of your message but the facts are wrong . 50% of marriages in the U.S. end in divorce, not 99%, lol. Also I didn't mean marriage was hard because of the personal factors although that definitely does come into play.

It's hard mainly because it takes years to prove the marriage is legit and even then it's very costly and a long process because you have to prove you came in legally, which if you haven't then in that case you'd have to apply for a waiver, and even that is hard to get verified. I only know this because my professor married an undocumented and I took a course with them on illegal immigration.

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I really have no way of getting legal so far every lawyer i have talked to has told me that there is no path that i can take. I was not brought here through a VISA or anything of the sort i was brought here when i was three and going back to my country is out of the question i dont know anything bout that place and it would be like sending anyone of you guys to a foreign country and saying "here now start over". Military is a no go since my religion doesn't permit us to go and fight, and marriage is also a negative since it takes at least ten years out of the country just to get the green card.

If you become a pharmacist here in the US, that's one less job opportunity for me.

You are illegal and you know it. This is a product of your parents mistake who brought you here illegally. If your parents chopped off your arms when your were a child, then you will have to live with it. If they brought you here illegally, you have to live with that mistake. If you want to blame someone for your illegal status, blame your parents not the American system.


My advice for you is to learn your native language and move back to the country you are suppose to be in, then apply for a student visa. You can't go wrong doing it the legal way. My parents applied to live in America. They were accepted and are now happy US citizens.

very well said !!