This Marine Vet Was Deported To Mexico For 15 Years. Now Hes Attending Trumps State Of The Union A

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By DIANNA CAHN, STARS AND STRIPES on January 30, 2018

When President Donald Trump looks out over the chamber of the U.S House of Representatives during the State of the Union address Tuesday evening, one of the faces looking back at him will be a man who, until a few weeks ago, could not have stepped foot in the United States, much less travel to the U.S. Capitol to attend the president’s speech.

Marco Chavez defies easy description. He’s the son of Mexican immigrants and grew up in the United States. He served honorably in the Marine Corps. Undocumented, he was deported after serving a prison term for animal cruelty. And, in December,

Chavez will be a guest on Tuesday evening of his congresswoman, Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán, D-Calif., a freshman lawmaker who advocates for minorities in her district. Barragán is also a child of Mexican immigrants.

Chavez said his message is not political. He just wants to see others like him get their fair shot.

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1. The animal cruelty charge was a dog beating charge that Chavez and another person were convicted of

and served two years in prison for. Governor Jerry Brown pardoned him