By María J. Ávila López
mavila@mercurynews.com
Posted: 07/05/2011 04:37:25 PM PDT
Updated: 07/05/2011 10:03:06 PM PDT
On a cold June morning along the Monterey Bay coast, dewdrops appeared as the dim light of sunrise attempted to break through the heavy fog that shrouded a white marble statue depicting Saint Mary with Child, outside the Mary of the Nativity Church in Salinas.
By 7 a.m., field workers, ranch hands, parents and children lined up. They weren't looking to receive charity, the word of Lord, a holy blessing or the Eucharist. They were seeking dual citizenship.
Lorenzo Antonio Santiago, 9, of Greenfield, was among the early risers, barely able to keep his eyes open. He and his family traveled 36 long, country miles to get to Salinas, the town of his birth. He rested his head on a table, waiting as his father, Antonio Santiago, and mother, Esteban Quiñones, filled out the necessary paperwork. Santiago and Quiñones are residents of the United States but hoped their U.S.-born son would be granted a birth certificate and Mexican citizenship. Read More At San Jose Mercury News
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