An adoring grandfather was overcome with happy tears upon discovering that, for the first time in 19 years, all eight of his children would gather together to celebrate his birthday — the only thing he'd truly wished for. Marino, now 80, had emigrated from the Dominican Republic to the United States in 1980 on a visa. The early years were difficult, as his wife and kids had to wait behind in the Dominican Republic while their paperwork to join him in New York was processed.
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