I knew I was getting into one of the most illegal things in the world. It was the right thing to do.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
One regret I have is that I did not learn more about what was happening very early, so that I could have tried to stop people from engaging in illegal activities.
Was I involved in selling drivers licenses to people illegally? Hell no I wasn't. Would I have tolerated it? Hell no.
I had fought against the unjust restriction of immigration.
I finally figured out what my crime was. I lived. Big mistake.
I had to go to jail, which was probably the most humbling thing I've ever had to deal with in my life.
I couldn't swear that I believed in the law - or in the American legal system.
I felt that to do this drug, I had to become someone totally different than I was. I had to compromise my integrity, my value system. I knew it was so wrong.
They decided to let immigrants in and I am an immigrant. They gave us a chance to participate in this country's life and I took it.
There's no question that I've done wrong. I take full responsibility for having done wrong. I will regret for the rest of my life the pain and the harm that I've caused to others. But I did not break the law.
I let people know that it was all right to do the kinds of things I did.