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A new report highlighting the experiences of one man shines light on the failures of various bureaucracies to maintain accurate records and inform other agencies about previous failures in record keeping.
The record keeping in question relates to immigration in the United States at a time it is a hot button electoral issue that is continuously mentioned on the street, in the news, and in the halls of power in Washington D.C.
According to a report in The New York Times, a Tallahassee, Florida resident by the name of Mario Hernandez recently found out he was not a citizen of the United States. This discovery comes after Hernandez served three years in the U.S. Army in the 1970s, voted in every election since Jimmy Carter was president, and worked for government agencies in the states of Florida and Washington. Hernandez even worked for the Department of Justice in a position that required citizenship despite being subject to background checks every five years.
Hernandez arrived in the United States as a child refugee from Cuba, according to the Times. As a Cuban refugee, Hernandez has political amnesty and the U.S. government cannot deport him. He has two children, one of whom served in Afghanistan.
Read more here. (Daily Zone)
The record keeping in question relates to immigration in the United States at a time it is a hot button electoral issue that is continuously mentioned on the street, in the news, and in the halls of power in Washington D.C.
According to a report in The New York Times, a Tallahassee, Florida resident by the name of Mario Hernandez recently found out he was not a citizen of the United States. This discovery comes after Hernandez served three years in the U.S. Army in the 1970s, voted in every election since Jimmy Carter was president, and worked for government agencies in the states of Florida and Washington. Hernandez even worked for the Department of Justice in a position that required citizenship despite being subject to background checks every five years.
Hernandez arrived in the United States as a child refugee from Cuba, according to the Times. As a Cuban refugee, Hernandez has political amnesty and the U.S. government cannot deport him. He has two children, one of whom served in Afghanistan.
Read more here. (Daily Zone)
