My name is Jorge. In Honduras, I was a certified electrician. I fled with my family because a gang threatened to recruit my 13-year-old son or kill him. We are now in a shelter in Denver. I am grateful. But I am going insane. Every day, I see construction sites. I see sloppy wiring in the shelter bathroom that I could fix in 10 minutes. But because of my legal status, I am not allowed to work. I have to wait months for a hearing. I don't want your welfare. I don’t want a free hotel room. I want to work. I want to pay taxes. I want to be the man I was—an electrician, not a 'problem.' Why won't the system let me?" What is the biggest misconception people have about asylum seekers? If a person is legally in the country awaiting an asylum hearing, should they be allowed to work?