My husband finally got fed up and left. Dream Act wasnt going work anynore for him anyway- he has gotten too old for it. Also, I need to make $27k a year to petition for him. Thats not happening anytime soon. Then a blessing happened. When he got back to Brasil he found a job at a school teaching English. He is making such good money. Our situation is different though. He has family to help him out over there and my inlaws have an apt that has just been sitting, empty. So he has a place to live and everything is working out great. I know not everybody is this lucky. But this life of struggling and waiting isnt neccessary if you have the support. The US isnt the only place there is.. Luckily in our situation Brasil's economy is booming.