1. Juan came from Mexico, and

uan Gomez is here with me in our Washington, D.C. studios - in full Georgetownn regalia

2. Juan Gomez arrived in the U.S. with his family in 1990 from Columbia with a six-month tourist visa and never left.
And They were going through a legal process, applying for political asylum.

3.They lost their case because The U.S. government denied the family's appeal for political assylum, and eventually, his parents and grandmother were deported.

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5. They were just being treated in that manner, getting - them placing handcuffs on my brother, my father and myself, going to detention center...

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7. Four things the Dream Act were things : you're a young man now, you're 20 years old - but people who were brought here as very young children, have gone to American schools

"Balloon Boy"

Police in Colorado, USA, are to charge a man who started a massive emergency rescue operation for his son. It seems the search may have been nothing more than a publicity stunt. Richard Heene, the man in question, had the emergency services scrambling after a giant helium-filled balloon on Thursday. He told the police his six-year-old son was inside the balloon. The chase for the balloon was live on American television. Millions of TV viewers were glued to their sets as helicopters and patrol cars pursued the UFO-shaped balloon. Flights were cancelled at the Denver International Airport. The balloon eventually came down in a field. Police officers dashed to it to rescue the boy, but no one was inside.

Mr. Heene is an amateur scientist and inventor. He is shocked that people think it was all a publicity stunt. He appeared on the Larry King show and said he was appalled people thought it was all a big joke. His version of events is that his son crawled into a small compartment beneath the balloon. The balloon then broke free from where it was tied in the garden and floated away. Suspicions arose when the boy, named Falcon, stated he had hidden for four hours in a small attic above the garage. Police believe Mr. Heene was seeking publicity. Sherriff Jim Alderden told reporters: "We do anticipate...there will be some criminal charges filed in respect to this incident." Heene told reporters it was “absolutely no hoax”.

Hi, my name is vilma I would like to introduce you to my partner, Claudia, she is from mexico, where she worked with mexican products in a factory . She came to New York eight years ago because she wants to know different people and speak a very good english. She likes this country and she wants to live in here for the rest of her life.

Claudia is married and she has a son, he is ten years ago; she is happy whwn she has time to do exercises.

Claudia now is working in a factory , she works packing frozen products; she works fourty hours a week, monday to friday .

Lucy in from Cali, Colombia. She is living here for five year. She came to New York because her bussines en Cali was broken and she did not have other opportunity.

Now she is working as a babysitter and she is happy in her job.

She has 5 sister here and some time she sees them. They live in different cities.

She is here in the Guardia because she wants to improve her English and charge her job and her life.

Definitely she likes New York. The thing she most likes is the cultural mix,

i would like to introduce you to my partner, romana . romana is from Bagladesh, wher she worked as a teacher in a governement school. romana came to new york three years agobecause she wants to improve her english for her profession. she may stay in new york and continue her studies in college, and she may return to Bangladesh. at the moment she is making her decisiion with her famuly.
Romana ' s hobby is watching movies . she like stars and songs.
About New york, romana have mixed feelings. she loves it and sometime she dislikes it a lot. she is adjusting, and feeling better as her English improves. Overall, she is excited to be here and glad to meet her new classmates.

I would like to introduce to my partner, Juan. Juan is from Mexico, Puebla . He live in New York for seven years with the family.
He worked as in the restaurant in Brooklyn. He may stay in New York and he wants continue studies English in the future speak Very well English. Sometimes he wants return to Mexico, but he misses the rest to the family.
He liked sports soccer.

I like to introduce you to my partner, Marianna she is from Ecuador . She left in capital Quito 10 years ego, now she is living in NY. Her family ;husband and soon live here . Marianna works in Manhattan shes baby sitter .She has to sisters ho live in German ,Belgium. She loves travel . On this time she wonts lern english to have better speec

I would like to introduce you to my partner,andraw he is from poland he is 31 years old he lives here for like 9 years he is married he has one child his child has 2 years old he lives in queens he likes living in new york he lives with his family hi is carpintain he loves his job he likes playing soccer his favirite sport and olso hi is art paint and sometimes he misses his family in his country.

Carlos is from Ecuador. his come to Ecuador 6 years ago, he works in construction in new jersey 5 days at week, Carlos is single and his living with his family in big apartment. he want to improve his English to go to at University.
Carlos' hobby is listen to the music, and read books and play games, sometimes he likes to go out with his family to restaurant and movies.
for Carlos live in USA has mixed feelings, sometimes he love lives in this country, sometimes he dislikes it a lot.

Belinda is from Colombia, Belinda came to New york 8 years ago , she works in a beautiful salon in Manhattan , she lives alone in a small apartment, she has a little dog. Belinda came to the school to improve her English for her job.

Belinda is single, her son is 20 years old and her daughter is 23 years old , they live alone too and they are in College .

Belinda's hobby is read , she likes read all kind of books, like novels, poetry, comedy, history , and kitchen .

About New York, Belinda has mixed feelings, sometimes she loves this city and she enjoys each day in her job and her life.

my parnet claudia

I would to introduce your to my partner Claudia.Claudia is from Ecuador; Here she works in VNS. Claudia came here because.she wants improve her English actually she is standing CDA .she has two children boy and a girl. they live in NEW YORK .Claudia's hobby is go to the cinema play tenis and read. about NEW YORK she likes sistemes of health she ses that this countri has alot of oprtunites.CLAUDIA dislikes the weather.

Rosa, my partner from Peru...

Good morning for everyone, I would like to introduce to my Parter... Her name is Rosa. Rosa is from Peru, she live in New York arround 10 years.

Rosa is married and she live whit her husband and her two children's, Estefania and Manuel.

Estefania have 19 years old and Manuel have 17 years old.

Now Rosa continue whit her english studies, becouse she wants to go to the university for to continue her theacher Study. She began in Peru but don't finish.

Rosa's likes listen music, she likes dance and she likes stay whit her familiy.

Rosa is a pleasant partner, she likes make new friends.

My partner Marlene

I would like to introduce you to my partner, Marlene. Marlene is from Cañar, Ecuador, where she no work. Marlene came to New York five years ago because your husband was here. Actually Marlene works in to Nails Salon . Marlene thinks only study English .

Marlene is divorced and has one child , a son age nine year old. He lives in Ecuador now and Marlene misses him much. Marlene lives with cousin now.

Marlene's hobby is go to the gym every day.

About New York , Marlene love walking for Manhattan and going to shop in the Malls.

About Yasu

Adriana Junior

Adriana is from Uruguay, she lives in NYC with her family, and her proposal here is make money.

In this moment her interest is to find a new job, she pretend to work like secretary.

She studied Lawyer Career in Montevideo but don't finished her course because her family moved to NYC and she need to come together.

She don`t like NYC, for her the winter here is very hard, She want to move to Miami. She love beach and hot weather.

WOJTEK

My partner is Wojtek ; he's from Polonia and he was work in construction same ocupation he have in USA .
He live in New york for four years ago with his sister and his brother ,but he working in Union City ; New Jersey that is very far for him
He did say ' i need study english because i need better job''
Wojtek's hobbies is play booling 'dancing and listenig all music.
He is single ; but he have a girl- friend.






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LUCIANO

LUCIANO.HE IS FROM RIO DE JANEIRO, BRASIL,BUT RIGHT NOW HE LIVE IN NEW YORK,U.S.A.

HIS PROPOSAL HERE IS FIND GOOD ENERGY OF HIS LIFE.

HIS INTEREST IS TO KNOW OTHER CULTURES .

HE WANTS TAKE BACK HIS CAREER,HE WANTS FIND A JOB RELATIONED WITH COMPUTER BECAUSE RIGHT NOW HE IS WORKING IN RESTAURANT, I S A GOOD JOB BUT IS NOT FOR HIM.

HE LOVES NYC HE THINKS THE CITY IS WONDERFUL ;HE IS VERY HAPPY HERE .NOW IS HIS SECOND TIME IN THIS COUNTRY , BUT HE PREFERED THIS MOMENT , BECAUSE , HE WAS HERE WHEN HE WAS A TEENEGER AND NOW HE CAN DRINK AND ANYBODY ASK FOR HIS AGE.

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Your Comments, Learning English, and Learning to Love New York

I'm glad to see you have commented on each other's blog postings. That kind of communication is the way to learn a language well, deeply and quickly, also enjoyably. Language is an interesting thing- it only exists if we use it. We create language each time we say or write a sentence.

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New York is unique because it welcomes people. If you live here a month, you are already a "New Yorker." In that sense, it is a very open, democratic city. No, it is not an easy place. Yes, there is a lot of stress here. But the great thing is that you can make New York the greatest city in the world. After all, New York is people, you and I.

Hi, Nichari... I think that we love the music, I don't know play the piano but I like sing, anyway we have in common the music and I love the extreme sports too! About the studies I plan stay here the same time like you, but some times I would like study in the college here, so I miss my family too... jeje!!! ~*~ well, I hope to get to know you better and be good friends!!!

How long have you played the piano?
Have you ever though stay here for a prety long time?
Do you like read?

Andrea!