by Diana M. Davis
West Ohio Conference
June 2009
I am a citizen of the United States of America. I was raised here. I went to school in an Ohio suburb. I was one of two black people in my graduating class, but whatever. High school’s over now. I met my wife here. We were married on American soil—literally. The wedding was outside. IT was beautiful. But they say I’m not a citizen. They say I can’t work, can’t go to school. What am I supposed to do? My wife works two jobs. I clean our home, I cook, I do the laundry, I listen to her vent when she’s stressed and feeling overwhelmed. I wish I could help more. I wish I could work. I’m working under the table on some weekends, but there’s less and less work for me. I haven’t gotten a call to go work for over a month now. I wish I could call and find out how far along my application is, but they say they’ll throw it out if I do. What do they want from me? How long must I wait?
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