Please help my Mother, who help me.

My mother bought me to this country at a young age, risking everything she had. Through working multiple jobs with minimal sleep she managed to give me a life without worry or want. As I become older I started to realize what being undocumented in this country truly meant. Watching my friends and peers in high school get jobs, driver licenses, and work towards their future the reality of my situation caused me to give up on myself. While I was in this state of depression and hopelessness, my mother never gave up on me. She supported me even though it was difficult, knowing it would have been easier to focus on herself.

Two years ago and four years since I graduated high school we decided to move to a different state to find better opportunities and to live closer to family. I had to step up and start to support my immediate family financially. I was accepted for Deferred Action, which I knew was all possible because of my mother’s sacrifices. I found my wife, who was accepting and understanding of my circumstances.

This year my younger brother turned twenty-one, giving my mother a way to gain her residency. She is currently working two minimum wage jobs and is getting five or less hours of sleep a night. Although we work hard, we find it tough to save for the fees it would cost to apply for her residency due to typical financially obligations.

As a proud woman who never relied on others for assistance but chose to work hard instead, she would have never agreed to me exposing our story publically like this. So I am personally asking for help today, not only for donations but also for legal advice and/or suggestions. I am currently organizing different ways to raise money to help my mother achieve legal status, so fundraising ideas are welcome too.

I thank you for reading this, whether you understand or not. I don’t know how to provide proof of any of this but I sincerely am grateful for your time.

Donations can me made here:http://gfwd.at/1gReB6t

I seen this segment on the news just 3 days ago about online panhandling and how it was on the rise, best of luck to you and your mother and I strongly suggest you guys go through a lawyer.

I don't think asking for donations is the right way to do things, why not ask family for a loan with a promise to pay back with interest?

I know this undocumented guy who makes leather bags and other things and sell them online. It's his way of fundraising to go to college. The dude is in college now so I'm guessing he did pretty well. Try selling something you made, even though your not good at it, it shows that you are putting effort in.

Also did your mother come here with a visa or without? Because if she didn't come here with a visa, there is no way for your sibling to fix her status.

Your brother will also have to show that he has sufficient income to sponsor her. If you do not have enough money for the fees it will probably be very hard to get her adjusted. I suggest you go speak with a couple of attorneys first.

hell your better off than me, i want a wifey

My mother did everything for me too and my brother and sisters. But unless your mom is dying or living on the streets, donations shouldn't be asked for. Specially on the extremely sensitive subject of immigration.

I understand where you are coming from and I am sure that your ma is very proud to have a son/daughter like you that will do anything for the good of her. Most dreamers here would've just thrown them back to their countries for doing them "harm" (bringing them here to have a better life).

Good luck

You're right. They have to meet the poverty guidelines. There are tons of factors involved: has anyone ever petitioned her before? Ever been deported? How many illegal entries does she have? Problems with the police?
But you're right, if he's asking for donations means that she'll likely need a co-sponsor. That's assuming that she came with a visa, and her record is clean.

I too have a mother I take care of who has worked just as hard as you in her life if not harder, and I don't have DACA nor a wife. She got her papers 5 years ago which wasn't cheap given that we needed a lawyer in addition to the regular fees because of a complicated case, but we kept our dignity and didn't beg others, especially those who were in the same shoes as us for help. I'm sure you will do the same.

But hey good luck. Glad to see you're putting that DACA to good use and doing the begging that Americans don't want to do. Proud moment for immigrants.