In Edward L. Molina's work of non-fiction entitled "Protecting our Borders: The Life and Times of an Immigration Officer", he cherishes and preserves his own life story, showcasing his life, trials, success and his lifetime legacy. "Protecting our Borders: The Life and Times of an Immigration Officer" captures the life that Edward L. Molina lived on Earth, stronger and more striking than a photograph. Edward L. Molina's work preserved his own memories, moments and experiences through every word, every page, and every testimony. His work was a statement to his beliefs and will forever give honor and homage to the legacy and all the life lessons that Edward L. Molina taught and shared. Edward L. Molina shares the extraordinarily ordinary experiences he himself experienced. Why extraordinarily ordinary? Edward L. Molina's life experiences were experienced by all of us, but his approach was different than the rest of us; his response to the way that his life went was full of devotion, commitment, selflessness and contentment. Through his work, Edward L. Molina shows to everyone that he will never be forgotten and will always be in their hearts, minds and everyday lives. He shows that he didn't just made an impact to his family, but also to everyone surrounding him, on where he touched and made on impact one way or another. Through his book, Edward L. Molina wants to share the same impact, same life lessons and the same love that he made during his lifetime on Earth. "Protecting our Borders: The Life and Times of an Immigration Officer" was the greatest remembrance and memoir that Edward L. Molina left that became available and accessible through his own talent and power of words. Narrating all the events of Edward's life, from his birth to his death; from the joy and the laughter to the sorrow and the tears; from where he found and lost his love and up to where he found his eternal love; from the first word he mentioned up to the last; his first step to the last step; from the first breath until the last. We share in all of Edward L. Molina's experiences, all his heartbreaks, happiness and achievements; how loyal and courageous he is; how he was deserving of the honor and respect he was given after his death. It encompasses all the aspects of Edward's life, all the wins and the losses; all his bittersweet memories; the good, the bad and the ugly moments of his life. Edward L. Molina shares the things and the reasons why he was the way he was, why he was courageous and loyal, why he was selfless and contented, why he was truly a man of honor. "Protecting our Borders: The Life and Times of an Immigration Officer", was also an undying proof of the impact that Edward left on Earth. Every word and every page was inspired and crafted by Edward L. Molina's love, passion and devotion. Love that was greatly felt by his family, colleagues and everyone around him; passion in his work as an immigration officer; and devotion to his family and the work he is doing for approximately three decades. Edward L. Molina cherished every waking moment of his life, through all the good and the bad; the easy times and the hard times, and even though his life wasn't smooth sailing, and his day may not go the way he wants to, he never regretted anything. He lived a life with no regrets, and was a man of contentment and happiness, traits that are now quite extinct, and quite impossible to possess. He lived his life with no regrets, just love, and with the love he has in his heart, he was able to radiate the happiness and contentment that he feels within, making everyone around him feel the same way. Told in bold and honest testimonies, "Protecting our Borders: The Life and Times of an Immigration Officer", shows what a true man of honor is and treasures the life that Edward L. Molina lived in his 79 years on Earth.
Edward L. Molina was an immigration officer, investigator, traveler, a reliable friend and colleague, a loving son and brother, and a good husband and provider. He was born in Mesa, Arizona on July 2, 1930 to Pedro and Adelina Molina. He was also a brother to Dora Molina, who later became Mrs. Dora Weaver. For approximately three decades, Mr. Molina worked for the Immigration Naturalization Service on where he received numerous awards and praises for the outstanding service he showed. He showed true devotion and loyalty being as an immigrant officer, and his countless commendations and recognitions are greatly deserved. Mr. Molina also showed contentment and happiness, and as he oftentimes stated in various interviews, "If I were starting all over again, I would do things in exactly the same manner." After graduating from college, he worked for the Air Force as a gunner on a B-36. He then met his wife, Susan Molina, while on an assignment in Del Rio after graduating from the Border Patrol Academy in El Paso. Mr. Molina then worked as a supervising investigator at Kennedy International Airport in New York City, and after that numerous jobs as an investigator followed. His first assignment as an investigator came two year later, and it was on St. Thomas, Virgin Island. After again more than two years, he was assigned as an investigator, but this time, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Through all his work assignments as an investigator, he extensively traveled to other countries as well. Edward L. Molina and his wife, Susan, and their son, Mark, went to San Francisco and to New York, again, because of the strict and high demands of Mr. Molina's work as an investigator, but on September 1977, he and his family went back to Texas, and it was a glorious time, given that Mr. Molina received yet another promotion and was assigned as Assistant District Director for Investigations. Throughout his position as an Assistant District Director for Investigations, he conducted investigations in a rough estimate of 84 country areas, based out of the Federal Building in San Antonio.
