How Soviet Illegals Lived Out the American Dream
By now we've established who the illegals were, how they trained for their lives as spies and America, how they got here and what their duties as a spy were. But obviously they didn't spend all their time performing espionage and intelligence gathering and needed to have actual lives in order to blend in.
Illegals lived ordinary, mundane lives as apparent Americans. Some might go so far as to say that some illegals lived out the American dream. Illegals were often either recruited as couples or paired together during training. These couples would live as a married couple upon arriving in the United States. They'd live in a modest house, drive normal American cars, have normal friends and neighbors, all of whom they kept at a comfortable distance. The act was so convincing that many children of illegals didn't find out what their parents were doing or who they were for decades, if at all.
Although the illegals' primary focus was to gather intelligence, they also needed a job to make themselves look more legitimate. They typically worked mundane jobs which didn't generate a lot of excitement but would allow them to make lots of contacts and to keep irregular work hours as a cover for the odd times of day and night during which they were active. Common occupations for illegals were real estate agents and travel agents.
While living these American lives, the Soviet spies had no contact with their homes or families - at least not directly. The only way they could communicate with their loved ones was through heavily encoded messages passed through the Soviet embassy. These messages were typically reserved for important messages such as a death in the family. Otherwise, illegals gave up all contact with the lives they once knew.
Illegals lived ordinary, mundane lives as apparent Americans. Some might go so far as to say that some illegals lived out the American dream. Illegals were often either recruited as couples or paired together during training. These couples would live as a married couple upon arriving in the United States. They'd live in a modest house, drive normal American cars, have normal friends and neighbors, all of whom they kept at a comfortable distance. The act was so convincing that many children of illegals didn't find out what their parents were doing or who they were for decades, if at all.
Although the illegals' primary focus was to gather intelligence, they also needed a job to make themselves look more legitimate. They typically worked mundane jobs which didn't generate a lot of excitement but would allow them to make lots of contacts and to keep irregular work hours as a cover for the odd times of day and night during which they were active. Common occupations for illegals were real estate agents and travel agents.
While living these American lives, the Soviet spies had no contact with their homes or families - at least not directly. The only way they could communicate with their loved ones was through heavily encoded messages passed through the Soviet embassy. These messages were typically reserved for important messages such as a death in the family. Otherwise, illegals gave up all contact with the lives they once knew.
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