Illegal immigrant living in Oklahoma City decides to leave the American dream

Gabriel, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, has decided to return home after his family was broken apart by the deportation of his son and wife.

BY RON JACKSON | Modified: June 3, 2010 at 12:09 pm | Published: May 30, 2010

Family means everything to Gabriel.

Only God ranks higher for this devout Catholic, husband and father of three. Everything else is a distant third on his priority list, even the American dream he began chasing 11 years ago when he left his native Mexico. He rose to the position of foreman for a commercial construction company, paid taxes and bought a small home on Oklahoma City's south side.

photo - Gabriel, an undocumented worker planning to voluntarily move back to Mexico, is shown in the living room of the house he bought in Oklahoma City. PHOTO BY JOHN CLANTON, THE OKLAHOMAN

Gabriel, an undocumented worker planning to voluntarily move back to Mexico, is shown in the living room of the house he bought in Oklahoma City. PHOTO BY JOHN CLANTON, THE OKLAHOMAN

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