Immigrant's Decades-Long Quest for the American Dream Takes a Bittersweet Turn. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's tireless efforts to provide for his family have been a hallmark of his 35-year career in the United States. Working from dawn till dusk, he sacrificed countless hours to ensure that his three American citizen sons could pursue their dreams at college. Now, in a poignant twist, his son Ronaldo has revealed that his father's ultimate goal of securing legal status in the country may have been a long-overdue priority - a realization that has come too late for Araujo, who is facing an uncertain future.
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo worked for 35 years from sunrise to sunset to send all three of his American citizen sons to college. He had also been working toward securing legal status in the U.S. after neglecting that for years as he built homes, his son Ronaldo Salgado said at a news conference.
