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So after almost 25 years in the United States, I finally got my #green card!!! !! I’ve been dreaming of this day for nearly a quarter century, since 1996!!! This is LIFE-CHANGING!!! 
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I’m so lucky, grateful & relieved to have long-term stability for the first time in my life. I can’t believe it!! Becoming a legal permanent resident is indescribably exciting but this road has been so traumatic in ways most of you will never understand. 2/
Becoming a legal permanent resident is indescribably exciting but this road has been so traumatic in ways most of you will never understand. 2/
Growing up I promised my sweet grandpa he’d be the first person I’d visit when I could travel across borders 
. We both looked forward to that visit so much. I’m keeping my promise… I just never imagined I would be visiting him at the cemetery 
. Bittersweet. 3/
. We both looked forward to that visit so much. I’m keeping my promise… I just never imagined I would be visiting him at the cemetery . Bittersweet. 3/
Becoming a legal permanent resident only took endless paperwork , a ton of fortune & luck, many grey hairs 
, tens & tens of thousands of dollars 
, & nearly a quarter century of time 
in which I missed countless family weddings, births 
& deaths 
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, tens & tens of thousands of dollars , & nearly a quarter century of time in which I missed countless family weddings, births & deaths . 4/
I can’t turn back the clock but I’m looking forward to what the future holds. With a green card, I can get a drivers license 
valid for 10 years instead of having to renew it every 2 years. My license will no longer say “temporary visitor” !! 5/
valid for 10 years instead of having to renew it every 2 years. My license will no longer say “temporary visitor” !! 5/
I’m allowed to legally live & work in the US for the rest of my life! Cruel irony: Now that I can travel 
across borders freely for the first time ever, literally *the entire world* is shut down 
! Soon enough, Easter Island, Tokyo 
, the tropics 
… here I come!! 6/
across borders freely for the first time ever, literally *the entire world* is shut down ! Soon enough, Easter Island, Tokyo , the tropics … here I come!! 6/
It’s not lost on me that millions of others who are even more deserving are still fighting be recognized as the Americans they are. To everyone experiencing family separation bc of our broken immigration system, I will keep fighting for you. You deserve peace of mind! 
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