Missed another graduation

In 2011, one of my children graduated from Middle School and I could not attend his graduation because I had just been hire to teach. The day he graduated was my first day of work. So I could not ask my employer for a day off. His graduation was at 10am and I had to be at work at 9am.
My youngest son graduated from Middle School this past Friday and guess what: I could not attend his graduation either. This time, I had to take a comprehensive exam which is given only twice a year. If I  had missed this test then I would have to wait until December to take it. My questions is, what would you have done in had been in my place.

                                                                              

Immigration fails USA?

"Don't hate me when I take jobs away from U.S. shores," he said. "Blame your government for it."
Shailesh Deshpande is a Virginia Tech grad who lost his fight to stay after working for several U.S. consulting firms. He was forced to return home to India and is now launching a company there. Why is it that after educating international students in The United States, they have to return to their native countries? It makes sense to me to allow them to stay in the country so that they can contribute in the development and growth of this country. I have a friend who came to The United States earn advance degrees in physics and mathematics but had to return to his country because he did have a permit to remain here. Then I hear on the news that we need more students working on STEM(science, technology, engineering, mathematics) degrees so that we can compete with the global economy.