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A. Vargas's My Life As An Undocumented Immigrant
In "My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant" by J.A. Vargas is an acknowledgement of an undocumented immigrant from Philippines to the USA. His story is an illustrative one for such a settler: every one of the 18 years of his life in the USA is a persistent battle for citizenship and acknowledgment. The writer is attempting to persuade his audience in the need of presenting more liberal laws on migration and lawful status for existing undocumented
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