“When she became a citizen through Reagan’s amnesty program, she was allowed to sponsor her two Honduran sons for legal status, but one of them chose not to become a full citizen. Now that was causing him trouble—at a particularly touchy and turbulent time for immigrants.”
“Before amnesty, Mendez survived her own brushes with immigration officials. She came to the United States from Honduras, by way of Tijuana, in 1976, bringing one son with her and leaving one behind.”
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The State Department announced its new Schedule of Fees for Consular Services on June 28, 2010. The changes are effective as of July 13th, 15 days after its publication in the Federal Register. The table includes the rates for passports, visas, immigration and other consular services offered.
Applicants with appointments from July 13th on will be charged according to the new Schedule of Fees.
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To: All American Citizens
From: American Citizens Services Unit, Consular Section
Date: June 29th, 2010
Subject: Voter Outreach at July 4th Event in Zamorano
American Citizen Services is pleased to announce the presence of an
overseas voter outreach table at the July 4th event in Zamorano, Honduras. (Zamorano is a university town about 45 minutes outside of the capital, Tegucigalpa.) The table will be located at Edificio Ceda and staffed from 10 AM to 2 PM.
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