Welcome/Bienvenidos

I have no doubt that my family's life is not much different than all the other families that came to the USA in an effort to live the American Dream.  There are of course differences that make it interesting and good reading.  My immediate family has never followed the agricultural migrant stream.  Back in the 1940's and 1950's on through the 1970's, I was aware of families that still traveled around the country following the crops from state to state as a way of life.  In almost all cases the families had a base (home) that they always returned to. Some of the States that provided the larger numbers of migrants were Texas, Florida, and California.  The destination States are numerous but I am most familiar with Washington State, and the Northwest in general.

My family tree like many others is diverse, and has roots and branches all over the place.  I was born in Tampico, Tamaulipas Mexico, where my mother and father were fairly well of, and when we did immigrate to the USA, it was a joint effort between my father and his family in California.  My father retained legal services out of Monterrey Nuevo Leon, and my California uncles retained legal services out of Los Angeles California. 

• Tampico is a city and port in the state of Tamaulipas, in the country of Mexico. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, directly north across the border from Veracruz. Tampico is the fifth largest city in Tamaulipas with a population of 297,284. The Metropolitan area of Tampico is populated with 859,419 inhabitants. Economic development during the 1920s made the city a pioneer in the aviation and soda industries. Oil is the chief export, but the city also is a major exporter of silver, copper, and lumber, together with wool, hemp, and other agricultural products. Containerized cargo, however, is mainly handled by the neighboring ocean port of Altamira.

 I've learned in life that any effort that involves government bureaucracy, and lawyers, is destined to be complicated and this effort was no exception.  At some point we were told to move closer to the border crossing (Mexicali) because the application for permanent residence was approximately 6 months from approval.  Before I go any further I want to mention that I have a few strong beliefs in mind that pretty much guides my life.  Perhaps my strongest belief is that; "everything you say and do today will come back to you positive, negative or indifferent, but it will come back to you."

The fact that our crossing to the USA was delayed by as much as a year, completely changed the trajectory of our futures.  My life as of the day we left our home to be near the port of entry (which was later delayed) set in motion my destiny for complete and total change from the expectation.  You will want to check here regularly so you can eventually get the whole story.  You will find that my story isn’t very different from your family story, we have infidelity, divorces, death in the family, periods of struggle and moments of celebration.  The big difference may well be that I am taking the time to document our family’s journey.

I am in the process of writing a book about our life as a family, from my point of view, and through my mind’s eye.  The book is into some 180 pages already and is only approximately 30% completed.  The working title of the book is “East Lincoln.”  I am bilingual Spanish/English, but have a preference for communicating in the English language.  Please don’t judge me. I am happily married, and happily retired (retired early).  I enjoy retired life doing the things I like and enjoy doing.  The best is yet to come….