I have been through the immigration process with my own family. It took three years including a year of separation to finally get a legal status for my children’s father. When we started, we had no hope of ever achieving that goal. Fortunately, the law shifted and we started our journey, always worried he would be taken from us. Finally, it was time for him to return to Mexico to finish our process. I was in the middle of my law school studies when he left. We had planned for him to be gone for four months (one semester). Meanwhile, I stayed behind with our two children. He finally returned to us almost a full year later. Our children had lost hope he would ever come back. I want to help other families through this difficult process as I understand what they are facing.