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Sorry folks I should've shared this last night, Senator Cornyn on Immigration because a link would allow anyone to submit a question. 

 

I asked why it takes 12 - 15 months for a wife and child to join their US citizen husband.  Also short comments about how the delay in the process is 'cruel' and goes against supporting family values.

 

We'll see if the question gets asked.

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Would love to read, but can't seem to access the article through your link. Is there a way of finding it directly?

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Sorry folks I should've shared this last night, Senator Cornyn on Immigration because a link would allow anyone to submit a question. 

 

I asked why it takes 12 - 15 months for a wife and child to join their US citizen husband.  Also short comments about how the delay in the process is 'cruel' and goes against supporting family values.

 

We'll see if the question gets asked.

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Would love to read, but can't seem to access the article through your link. Is there a way of finding it directly?

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....never mind....just got it....

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Yuanyang

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will be interesting if you get answered. Looks like the purpose is to discuss the porous southern border. Tightening up security may push our concerns further back on the burners.

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You're right Dan. That's why I'm not certain if the question will even be asked.

 

Ideally, had I not been so brain-dead and we could have made a real campaign with this news conference. My intention would not be to embarrass the good Senator, but rather let the voices be heard.

 

Perhaps we CFL members can work out some quick response, with a lot of questions covering the each of the processing points resulting in the visas being delay.

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Randy W

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a little concession for us (VERY little)

 

 

 

TITLE X: BACKLOG REDUCTION

Recapture of Unused Visas and Termination of Diversity Visa Program

Reduces visa backlog waiting times by allowing the recapture of unused visa numbers. CEIRA

also terminates the Diversity Visa program and reallocates those visa numbers.

Restructure Immigrant Visa Numbers

U.S. Senator John Cornyn

U.S. Senator Jon Kyl

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Restructures visa number availability to provide additional visas for unskilled workers (who are

limited to 5,000/year right now) and other categories where visas have not kept up with demand

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Yuanyang

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The Q&A was limited the Southern border with details about the 'amnesty' plan (see www.dallasmorningnews.com). One question about the Supreme Court nominee. Anyhow, not very hard hitting questions which is what we in Dallas have learned to expect from this 1 paper town.

 

Oh well, back to hiding under the blanket until it's time to return to China.

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vibes1313

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It's our pleasure to meet you Lisy. Anything you need, just ask. We live in Shenzhen now, but have cousins, aunts, uncles, etc. in Beijing that we visited in October I think. I loved the weather at that time. We go to States in September. Killeen is maybe 45 minutes south of town. Fort Hood (big army base) is there, and Waco is close with the beautiful Brazos River running through. You'll love it. Sorry to go :lol: from the Cornyn thing Bob, but hey, it's a Texas thing! :hug:

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HanLi

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The Q&A was limited the Southern border with details about the 'amnesty' plan (see www.dallasmorningnews.com). One question about the Supreme Court nominee.  Anyhow, not very hard hitting questions which is what we in Dallas have learned to expect from this 1 paper town.

 

Oh well, back to hiding under the blanket until it's time to return to China.

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I read that article 3 times, hoping to pick up something that would encourage me that swift steps would be taken to streamline the process we are all going through to get our SOs here with us.......

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Judge Throws Out Deportation Case

 

By JACQUES BILLEAUD, Associated Press Writer 56 minutes ago

 

A judge on Thursday threw out the deportation case against four young people who were taking part in a high school science competition near the Canadian border when the government found out that the students were brought to the U.S. illegally as toddlers.

 

U.S. Immigration Judge John Richardson granted a request from the four to exclude key evidence in the case, ruling that agents questioned the students based on their Hispanic appearance.

 

Tim Counts, a spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement said no decision has been made yet on whether to appeal.

 

Jaime Damian, 20, Yuliana Huicochea, 20, Oscar Corona, 20, and Luis Nava, 21, were on a school trip in June 2002 to compete in a solar-powered boat competition near Buffalo, N.Y., when they drew the attention of immigration officials.

 

The students wanted to make a side trip to Niagara Falls in Canada. Federal agents looked into their immigration status after a teacher asked whether the students would be allowed to return to the United States with only their student IDs.

 

All have finished high school, and three of them are either enrolled or have completed college.

 

During their attempt to cross the border, the students said they faced aggressive questioning about their identification, country of birth and when they were brought into the country. Three of the students testified that border officials made racially offensive comments in their presence.

 

A female border supervisor, whose name none of the students remembered and who was not identified in court, had said the students may blend in in Hispanic-heavy Arizona but not in Buffalo, the three testified.

 

Two of the students also testified that a border agent suggested he might go get some Mexican food, prompting a smirk from another officer.

 

Nava said he interpreted the statement not as a genuine plan for a meal, but a comment on the Mexican heritage of the students.

 

"It was offensive," Nava said. "I cannot believe he said that."

 

Martin Mahady, then a border inspector, said he did not hear anyone making racially derogatory comments in the presence of the students.

 

Jane Juliano, principal of the high school the four attended, said a female border official said she could send the four to Mexico immediately unless the school sent the students' birth certificates.

 

"She said, 'Don't send your illegals to New York,'" Juliano said, explaining that the comment came up as she tried to emphasize that the students were on a field trip and should be protected.

 

An estimated 65,000 illegal immigrants who have lived in the United States for at least five years graduate from high school each year, according to the Urban Institute, an economic and social policy research group.

 

Advocates for immigrants say it is rare for students who aren't legal citizens to undergo deportation proceedings after spending most of their lives here. They say Congress should approve a proposal to give children of illegal immigrants the chance to become U.S. citizens.

 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050721/ap_on_...HE0BHNlYwN0bWE-

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Yuanyang

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Hi Glad to see some friends talk here is from Dallas. My husband's city is also near Dallas:Killeen. Nice to know some people before i leave China.

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Lisy, the pleasure is all ours!

No doubt that you and your husband will wind up in Dallas on your way down to Killee, please let me know and I'll be most happy to meet both of you!

 

In the meantime, please read and participate here on CFL to your heart's content! We guys need to hear more from you.

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