For Sergio Martinez, proving that he has been in the United States from the age of 5 hasn't been easy.
U.S.
Immigration and Customs officials wanted every report card, school
award, immunization record and transcript he has acquired over 21 years
Luckily, his mother provided him with all of his records, practically enough documentation to fill a Sunday newspaper.
"You name it, they asked for it. I'm surprised they didn't ask for a hair sample," said Martinez, 24, who lives in Detroit.
He
is among the 308,935 young adults who were brought into the country
illegally as children who have applied for a two-year deferment from
deportation under an Obama administration policy announced this year.
But the stack of records will not be enough for Martinez to get a driver's license or state identification card in Michigan.
Monday, December 3, 2012
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