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A Fatal Ending for a Family Forced Apart by Immigration Law

As reported in this article, Elizabeth Drummond pleaded for help from the White House, Department of State, and Congressional representatives to bring her husband back from Ecuador, after his voluntary departure about three years earlier and the subsequent refusal of an immigrant visa. "When most did not respond, she found a new lawyer and started over. But her husband, 28, apparently lost hope. On Dec. 15, facing another Christmas far from his family, he drank poison."

Source: The New York Times | Full Article | Date posted: 2/12/2010