American Dreamers’ Immigration Status

I was truly touched by “California Dreaming No More” (Feb. 16). From one illegal Carranza, to six, to 43, to ... ? None of them were supposed to be here in the first place, all either having entered illegally or descended from those who did.

Well, thank goodness they found the American dream. I’m sure the six “spare but clean” taxpayer-subsidized houses helped. Not to mention the free education, medical care, food stamps, etc. Just one problem -- how many deserving Americans failed to find their own dream, having been robbed of their opportunities by the Carranzas?

Darron Sayre

Calabasas

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If I had 10 to 12 family members living with me, sharing expenses and pooling our money together to purchase a new home, I would have lived the American dream years ago. Instead, I am an American-born adult male juggling between job and school and still searching for the American dream. I can see where family comes into play in this story. It helped the Carranza family to get in front of the line after illegally crossing the border.

Eddie Lopez

Whittier