Margo Reséndiz

American citizen Nicole Salgado, husband Margo Reséndiz, and their 3-year old daughter, are seven years into a 10-year exile from the US, living in the Mexican state of Querétaro.

American citizens, in love and in exile, are waiting for immigration reform

October 22, 2013
Global Politics

When you are young, in love with an American and undocumented, the choices aren't very good. Many couples are either living apart or living in exile, because US law often bans a spouse who came here illegally for 5 to 20 years.

American citizens, in love and in exile, are waiting for immigration reform

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