Immigration Issues Take Center Stage at Hickman Forum ; Student Brings Personal Story to Debate.

Columbia Daily Tribune › May 23, 2006

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Melissa Aslo could relate to Marie Gonzalez's story during Hickman's "Speak Your Mind" forum last night.

Gonzalez, one of four panelists, told students about how the United States' complicated immigration laws forced her family to leave the country after having lived in Jefferson City for more than a decade.

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Immigration Issues Take Center Stage at Hickman Forum ; Student Brings Personal Story to Debate.

Gonzalez was a sophomore in high school when her family members were notified that a glitch in their paperwork made them illegal immigrants. After years of fighting, he...

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