9/11 Attack & Air Force Engineer

It was evening 5pm, Tuesday,2006. I had to go to someone’s house to get some things sent by my friend from Delhi, India. So I took a cab and told him the street address. In my way the Cab driver asked me you from Kerela, India. I replied no. Then again he said ok from where then, I said Orissa. Now the story begins, he started telling me he is from air force and he is an Engineer. He said he had a good life before but due to 9/11 attack US government has made strict rules. Asians are not allowed to join any federal government job and only citizens are allowed. He had a valid work permit but as terrorism is in the rise he was not allowed to join the US air force. It’s been six years he is still in a hope that he will get his job back, and applied for green card. His waiting period is so long, he feels that coming back to US he took a bad decision. But it’s too late now. Going back also does not help him. He has his family to look after. This is a small story about cab driver, but there might be lots of people till suffering.

So one day or the other we all have to face it!!