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[Zenzi]

Is it not detrimental to the interest of the United States to block high educated cancer scientists for already 10 years to receive their green card? And the waiting is not over yet.
Furthermore to bring them before deportation court, when they apply for an outstanding scientist visa?

My friend is a highly trained scientist with major achievements in cancer research. She came to the US in 2001 to work at a prestigious US University with a world premier expert. In 2007 she applied for an outstanding scientist visa. The application ended in Deportation court in Chicago and was on hold for 3 years, eventually, her O-visa was denied. The judge said he would not deport her since she is a highly trained Scientist and her work is beneficial for the USA.
Since 2011 she has been approved for permanent residency, sponsored by a relative, but is still waiting to receive an alien number, and has no first class preference or priority date and no green card so far. She cannot reenter the USA and has no work authorization or health insurance.

And never has had a Pro Bono Lawyer.Nobody protested or was concerned that she has no perspective.

 

[rcwitness]

Is it not detrimental to the interest of the United States to block high educated cancer scientists for already 10 years to receive their green card? And the waiting is not over yet.
Furthermore to bring them before deportation court, when they apply for an outstanding scientist visa?

My friend is a highly trained scientist with major achievements in cancer research. She came to the US in 2001 to work at a prestigious US University with a world premier expert. In 2007 she applied for an outstanding scientist visa. The application ended in Deportation court in Chicago and was on hold for 3 years, eventually, her O-visa was denied. The judge said he would not deport her since she is a highly trained Scientist and her work is beneficial for the USA.
Since 2011 she has been approved for permanent residency, sponsored by a relative, but is still waiting to receive an alien number, and has no first class preference or priority date and no green card so far. She cannot reenter the USA and has no work authorization or health insurance.

And never has had a Pro Bono Lawyer.Nobody protested or was concerned that she has no perspective.

my wife came here on a visiting visa (6 mo.), we got married and then applied for permanent visa. She received her permanent resident visa (aka green card) within 2 yrs.

Does your friend have sponsors? Is the University helping?

 

[rcwitness]

Btw, I hate to use lawyers unless necessary. We didn’t use one. But I just followed procedure, and wanted an interview, so I could speak with an actual officer. I’d try and find a channel to get an interview.

 

[Corki]

my wife came here on a visiting visa (6 mo.), we got married and then applied for permanent visa. She received her permanent resident visa (aka green card) within 2 yrs.

Does your friend have sponsors? Is the University helping?

Spouses are in the first preference category. More distant relatives sponsoring put the applicant into a lower category. After that, the quotas per country are applied and the applicant goes on a list. I married into a Venezuelan family. At one time we looked into sponsoring my husband’s unmarried sister to come here. It would have been a 10-year wait - at least. And if she had married during that time, she would have had to reapply under a different categorization and go to the end of the list again.

This is one of the reasons there is not universal approval of policies such as amnesty or increasing refugee numbers. Each time one of these things happen, ICE just gets even more bogged down and the applicants patiently waiting to enter the country legally get pushed back even further.

 

[SuperLuigi]

This is why we need an Australian-type points based system.

 

[PaulfromIowa]

This is something that we never hear about. The fact that the tolerance of millions of illegal immigrants is unfair to those who would follow the law and immigrate legally.

 

[Johann_du_Toit]

I’m pro-legal immigration, I include in my circle many immigrant friends (Poles, Germans, Irish, Congolese, Zimbabwean, a Chilean, etc) and believe those who come to a country with the intent to work and contribute should be welcomed with open arms. But law breakers, i.e people who immigrate illegally with the intent to freeload (or worse, commit crimes) should suffer the consequences. The US should consider adopting laws to Mexican immigration laws, which makes it a criminal offence, punishable by imprisonment, to immigrate illegally.

 

[po18guy]

My wife emigrated from El Salvador just as the civil war was breaking out in the mid-70s. There was true physical threat to their lives, just in daily living. Not so much from the army, but from the poorly financed and equipped guerillas - who would rob you “for the cause.” She, her sister and brother-in-law had to apply, pay, wait, be medically tested, wait, be interviewed by Ambassador Robert White, wait some more and after some months, were finally granted visas.

She is sick and tired of “watching America become a third world nation” via uncontrolled and indiscriminate immigration. She is employed in the judicial system and is very well acquainted with the downside of US immigration law and policy.

 

[rcwitness]

Spouses are in the first preference category. More distant relatives sponsoring put the applicant into a lower category. After that, the quotas per country are applied and the applicant goes on a list. I married into a Venezuelan family. At one time we looked into sponsoring my husband’s unmarried sister to come here. It would have been a 10-year wait - at least. And if she had married during that time, she would have had to reapply under a different categorization and go to the end of the list again.

This is one of the reasons there is not universal approval of policies such as amnesty or increasing refugee numbers. Each time one of these things happen, ICE just gets even more bogged down and the applicants patiently waiting to enter the country legally get pushed back even further.

I see, thanks.

 

[CatholicSpirit]

My grandmother and aunt met two US Army soldiers while they were serving outside of the US. That is why I often do not feel bad for refugees. There are plenty of divorced US Veterans in the country. I’m one of them and would be likely to marry a highly educated Catholic doctor. See my point? Set up a few dates for me, after all, the women here do it!!

 

[PacificNorthwes]

Something doesn’t seem right in the story. If the person came over to teach legally the first time, did she overstay the time she was supposed to stay? Or did she not come legally the first time? If she didn’t come legally, then people who are deported have to wait 10 years before they are allowed back in the US. Just because someone is highly trained doesn’t mean they get to be here illegally.

 

[Theo520]

This is why we need an Australian-type points based system.

I believe canada has the same system. Taking that route would really cut back on H1B visas being used to replace living wage jobs where we do have qualified people.

 

[rcwitness]

I believe canada has the same system. Taking that route would really cut back on H1B visas being used to replace living wage jobs where we do have qualified people.

Are people really flooding into Australia and Canada like in the U.S.? Do they receive terrorist attacks?

I imagine Australia wants more immigrants, no?

 

[Theo520]

Are people really flooding into Australia and Canada like in the U.S.? Do they receive terrorist attacks?

I imagine Australia wants more immigrants, no?

Both Australia and Canada have high standards for economic migrants, you are either rich or you have special skills.

Regarding refugees, Australia is brutal. You must apply off-continent and be approved before coming. If you show up in a boat or overstay your visa, you are deported with no chance of getting refugee status. Any boats coming in with people are turned back to Indonesia, where they have refugee camps.

Canada hasn’t had to deal with the issue since the USA has been their buffer. We’ll need to see if Trudeau claiming they have open arms will make them a target like Merkel did for Germany.

 

[Sarcelle]

This is something that we never hear about. The fact that the tolerance of millions of illegal immigrants is unfair to those who would follow the law and immigrate legally.

Yet when we legal immigrants object to illegal immigrants because of this fact, we are accused of being envious. Even worst, we are accused of making the wrong decision by choosing to immigrate legally instead of illegally.

 

[Sarcelle]

This is something that we never hear about. The fact that the tolerance of millions of illegal immigrants is unfair to those who would follow the law and immigrate legally.

Yet when we legal immigrants object to illegal immigrants because of this fact, we are accused of being envious. Even worst, we are accused of making the wrong decision by choosing to immigrate legally instead of illegally.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I’m a little puzzled by the story, and think there are missing pieces.

But I’ll add that there is no government grant for bringing in an individual scientist, like there is for refugees. And there is no political advantage in it either, as is the case with taking up the cause of illegals.

One scientist is simply one scientist. I’m not saying I approve of the way things are. I don’t. But that’s the reality.