He left for the USA - and became homeless: the story of unsuccessful emigration from Russia - ForumDaily
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He left for the USA - and became homeless: the story of unsuccessful emigration from Russia

Maxim emigrated from Russia to the USA at the end of 1993. The reason was the reluctance to fight in the first Chechen war. With summonses from the military registration and enlistment office, he flew from the Moscow region to Texas. At home, as a reservist of the Airborne Forces, the military commissariat wanted to call him up for so-called “training”, and in fact send him to a counter-terrorism operation, as they used to say then, the publication writes Zen.yandex.ru.

2016 New York. Maxim is “working” on the street.

Maxim did not want to visit God. Many of his comrades, called to the “training camp,” subsequently returned in zinc coffins. With these summonses, he asked for political asylum in the state of Texas - he was refused. Then he moved to New York, where he was also denied asylum. According to US law, conscription for military service or military training in an immigrant's country is not a violation of his rights.

At first, he worked illegally. It was necessary to legalize and obtain documents. The only way out in his situation is marriage with a US citizen. Found a woman, got married. He made the necessary documents, but she soon told the police that this marriage was fake. Sham marriage is a felony in the United States. A criminal case was brought against Maxim. Documents giving the legal status of marriage, were canceled. Then it turned out that the woman was mentally ill, the criminal case was closed, but the legal status of stay was not returned.

Since then, he has been an illegal immigrant in the United States without a roof over his head. All these years he worked illegally wherever he had to. Lived in rented housing. On my last demolition job I seriously hurt my back. The hospital asked for $38000 for the operation. Maxim refused (he didn’t have that kind of money) and turned to Chinese healers, who got him back on his feet.

After this injury, he can’t do physical work, with loads of back he seems to be squeezing red-hot hoops. In 2016, he decided to return to Russia, but he did not have any documents. Appealed to the Russian consulate in the United States. An employee of the diplomatic mission frankly told Maxim that he would not find work in 62 in Russia, he did not have a home in his homeland, no relatives and acquaintances, no money. What will he live in Russia for? In New York, at least they feed the homeless for free, they will not die of hunger, at least they earn something at alms and can spend the night at night shelters for the homeless ...

2017 year New York, Maxim is still on the street.

In shelters (items for the homeless) homeless clothes are provided for the night, three meals a day, clothes. Maxim has a list of churches and charities in New York where you can have lunch, take the right clothes and take a shower. To starve in the big city of New York is impossible for the homeless.

Earns cash, sitting on the street, asking for alms. On average, 80 dollars per day. Alcohol does not drink, drinks only on birthday and New Year. Maxim wants to save the necessary amount, rent a house, buy a computer and work remotely via the Internet.

I changed my mind about returning to Russia. To the question: “If you rewind time, what would you do, go to the USA?” — Maxim replies that he would have collected money for a kickback, paid off the military registration and enlistment office and stayed in Russia.

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