The wine was Wuliangye, two roast pig's trotters in a paper bag, and a serving of barbecued pork, which Irene probably bought from other Chinese-owned restaurants nearby.

"This is good wine, I haven't drunk it for several years, today I am dipped in the light of my eldest brother, and I will also relieve my cravings, come, go deeper!" After the middle-aged man saw the bottle of Wuliangye, the little remaining reserve was gone in an instant, and as soon as the wine glass was full, he hurriedly picked it up and drank less than half a glass in one gulp.

"I said, big brother, what did you say about selling beds just now? Could it be that Lao Mei still has a business like a ticket seller or a doctor? "Hong Tao has not touched the liquor for more than half a month, and now it tastes extraordinarily fragrant, two people, you take a sip and I take a sip, even chatting and drinking, and after a while, half a bottle of wine will go down, and by the way, I also took away two pig's trotters and half a plate of dumplings. At halftime, Hong Tao asked what he had just heard, and he was right to make small talk.

"Hey, I said big brother, today is what you ask, I can't take care of him if I change someone, anyway, you're not from here, chatting with you is like a snack, your eldest brother and I are miserable in my life!" This middle-aged man's face was already red, and his white eyes were bloodshot, and he didn't have a good amount of wine at first glance, and it was estimated that he would have to pour it after another 2 taels. However, as soon as the alcohol stimulated, the pimple that had been pressing on his heart finally couldn't be suppressed, and what he wanted most at this time was an audience, and Hong Tao just met his requirements, so his valve was opened, and it was out of control.

"A few years ago, I partnered with others in China to speculate in stocks, but I lost money, and I still owed a lot of debts, I am just an ordinary worker, and I can't pay it, the creditors chase me all day long, and they also run to my unit to make trouble, and as a result, I lost my job. But if you don't have a job, you have to pay off your debts. Just when I was desperate, a friend who used to trade stocks with me suddenly found me, and he said that he had a way to go to the United States to work as a black worker, work for 3 years, and save enough money to come back to pay off his debts. The middle-aged man said that it was quite far away, and he started directly from the domestic paragraph, but Hong Tao likes it, he likes to listen to stories with a beginning and an end.

"The boat we got on the Fujian side, the small boat changed to the big ship, and the big ship changed to a bigger ship, and it was dangling at sea for more than two months. It's finally time to get to the place, guess where the immoral snake head sent us? The middle-aged man took another big sip of wine and asked hatefully.

"Didn't send you to the United States? Is it a liar? "Hong Tao has never been smuggled away, where does he know where he can send it.

"It can't be said that he was a liar, he sent us to Guatemala, if it wasn't for this smuggling, I wouldn't have known that there was a country in the world, Guatemala!" The middle-aged man didn't know if it was the strength of the wine or the emotion, and he spoke loudly.

"Guatemala? In South America? "Hong Tao knows the country of Guatemala. However, he didn't know exactly where it was, so he had to turn to Erin for help.

"In the south of Mexico, what about later?" Erin was also hooked on listening while answering Hong Tao's question. While urging the middle-aged man to continue.

"Later, the trafficker's accomplice took us into hiding for more than a month, with only one bread and one bottle of water per person a day, and often more than 20 people lived in a small house. There are no bathrooms yet. Suddenly, one night, he said to everyone that they could eat dinner and have broth to drink. At that time, I ate 6 loaves of bread alone, plus 2 small pots of broth, and it was the most delicious meal I have ever eaten in my life. As he spoke, the middle-aged man picked up a piece of barbecued pork, looked at it, and put it down again.

"I see, that smuggler sent you to the border between Mexico and the United States, you came over barbed wire!" Erin suddenly interjected again, as if it had dawned on her.

"Don't talk nonsense, you'll be in trouble if you're heard." Hong Tao pretended to glare at Erin, he actually knew in his heart that Erin was probably right, but in order not to irritate this man who might be an illegal immigrant, he still had to make a show.

"Your daughter-in-law was right, it was blowing suddenly and there was a strong wind that night, and we climbed through the tunnel across the border, and then into a container truck, and we were pulled all the way here. I started working in a construction team to remove construction debris, and the boss was a Taiwanese who worked 9 hours a day and had a day off on weekends, earning $60 a day. When I was in China, I worked in infrastructure, and after a month, I became a big worker, earning $200 a day, in cash, every day or once a week. The middle-aged man is still a little proud when he talks about this experience.

"Isn't that nice?" Hong Tao calculated, the exchange rate in 08 was about 1 to 7.1, ten years ago, although the official exchange rate was lower than this, but the black market price was higher, this day's salary is basically equal to a very good job in Beijing for a month's salary.

"At that time, it was good, I did almost nothing except eat and sleep every day, and I was able to save 3,000 US dollars a month except for renting a house and eating, all of which was remitted to my family, partly to repay the smuggling money, and partly to pay off debts. It took me less than 2 years to pay off all my foreign debts and I still have some savings. The middle-aged man took out a hand-rolled cannon from his pocket and put it in his mouth.

"Are you okay with this?" Hong Tao is very strange about the man's cannon.

"I'll talk to you about this in a moment. In the third year, I was a little homesick, although I didn't have to worry about food and accommodation here, as long as you didn't make trouble and didn't break the law, the police didn't take the initiative to trouble you, but every day I worked, slept, and worked, it was very boring, and I didn't dare to go to a place that was too lively, except for my colleagues, I didn't even have a friend, so I went to ask the Taiwanese boss if there was a way to get a green card. ”

"He told you to go to a lawyer and apply for asylum." Erin interjected when she heard this.

"That's right, your daughter-in-law is really smart, my boss said that like me, there are only 3 ways to get a green card, the first is a fake marriage, that is, to marry a U.S. citizen through a person's introduction, and then divorce after 2 years to get a green card, but this way costs too much, at least tens of thousands of dollars, not suitable for me.

The second is to wait for amnesty, which doesn't cost a penny, but it's also the most unreasonable, who knows that the president will be amnesty when he comes to power.

The third is to seek asylum, which roughly means finding a reliable immigration lawyer, and then telling him about his situation, and he will make up a story for you according to your conditions, and then prepare relevant supporting materials according to this story and apply to the U.S. immigration bureau. The middle-aged man looked at Erin like him, and stretched out his thumb to signal that Erin was smarter and guessed accurately.

"Hey, she's not smart, she's a lawyer, but she's not an immigration lawyer, have you applied for this asylum?." Hong Tao was a little unconvinced.

"I applied, tossed for more than 3 years, spent me more than 9,000 US dollars, but I lost, I didn't apply, now I can't even do my original job, I have to move." The middle-aged man also sighed when he talked about this journey.

"It takes 3 years to fight this kind of lawsuit? USCIS won't arrest you? "Hong Tao didn't understand this middle-aged man's words too much, he lost the lawsuit, then you are a black household, how can you still swagger around here? Just moving is all it takes? When did the immigration bureau of Lao Mei talk so well?

"Let your daughter-in-law tell you, I don't quite understand, anyway, I appealed 3 times, and I lost all of them." The middle-aged man picked up the bottle and poured himself another glass.

"You understand the way here?" Hong Tao asked Erin again.

"Probably understand, Casey's law firm takes this kind of case, although the odds of winning are not very high, but it is quite profitable." Erin nodded.

"Then tell me about it." As soon as Hong Tao's curiosity came up, he was worse than gossiping about middle-aged women, and he wanted to inquire about everything.

"It's nothing special, after the immigration lawyer applies for asylum with the immigration bureau, he will make an appointment for the client to meet with the immigration officer, and the immigration officer will ask some questions, if you can move the immigration officer and make him believe the story you made, then you can directly get an A5 card, which is a temporary green card like you." When Erin said this, she also pointed to Hong Tao's pocket.

"And what if the nonsense isn't made up?" Hong Tao asked again.

"Then it's a bit of a problem, and the immigration department will take you to court." Erin spread her hands.

"Isn't it okay to find fault for yourself! Just apply for $9,000? Hong Tao said this to the middle-aged man, and in his opinion, this money is too easy to earn.

"No, at this time, your lawyer will officially come to help you fight the lawsuit, and he will try to come up with all kinds of evidence in court to prove that the nonsense you made up is true." Erin continued.

"And what if you lose?" Hong Tao began to raise the bar.

"It doesn't matter if you lose, you can appeal, you can appeal a total of 3 times, during which the court will issue you a temporary status, with this temporary identity certificate, you can legally live in the United States, buy a car, do business, and you should even have a social security number and a work card. The hearing of this appeal was very slow, and it dragged on for several years. "When Erin talks about legal issues, she doesn't even have to think about it, it seems that her basic skills are quite solid, and she is a good material for being a lawyer.

"It's not appropriate, there will always be a time when you can't drag it out, what if you lose the appeal?" Hong Tao is not dead yet, he thinks that the old and beautiful judge will not be so brainless.

"It's okay if you lose all, the judge will give you an order to leave the country within 30 days in court, but you can not obey it, you are a black household, and once you move your home, the bailiff and the immigration department have nowhere to find you. After 3 years, your application will be cancelled, and then you can find another immigration lawyer, rewrite a new story, change cities, and apply for asylum. Erin told all the rest of the story, even three years later. (To be continued......)

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