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IMMIGRANT OF THE DAY: AMERICAN IDOL CONTESTANT CARLY

By Greg Siskind

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OK, I don't know Carly's last name and the tattoos were scary, but she represents a very typical immigrant story. Two years ago Irish Carly was selected to go to Hollywood by Simon, Randy and Paula, but USCIS delays on her green card application caused her to be disqualified (and I have no idea of the actual story so am just presuming processing delays were the only problem). She was back last night with a green card and some determination and she'll be in the next round of the wildly popular talent show.

Full post as published by Greg Siskind's Blog on January 23, 2008 (boomark / email).

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