An application pending for 14 years

Hi, I'm Martha. I'm 21 years old and I came to the U.S. with my one-year-old daughter and my husband. I don't have any criminal record. We've dedicated ourselves to working for a better future. Now I have three children who are US citizens. My husband has all his family here in the US. His mother is a U.S. citizen. He's had a pending application for 14 years.

We've opened a small family remodeling business. My fear, anxiety, and stress are that he'll go to work and not come back. He's the breadwinner of the family.

This has made me feel so sad. In a country of dreams, there's so much persecution just for being Hispanic. We are not criminals.