I have written many a letter of recommendation throughout my illustrious career, and my letters have yielded scholarship money, entrance into schools and honors programs, and jobs/internships. This current letter I have been asked to write is more important than all the rest. A former student has asked me to write a letter vouching for his character to keep him from being deported.
No pressure.
I remember this kid fondly. We bonded over a mutual love of James Bond (ha!). I honestly didn't know that he was here illegally. This was not the situation with other students of mine from Chandler High; many could barely speak the language. He was funny, expressed a love of Madonna and J.Lo, and was teased for being gay (even though he professed often that he wasn't). He was and is a productive member of society. He isn't a criminal or a layabout. So many of these government policies look good on paper, but painful in practice. He didn't have a choice to be here: his parents brought him when he was a child. How can you be sent back to a country you don't know or remember? I hope my letter will do him justice and he can stay.
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