- 04 Jun 2008 04:53
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Hi All!
I have a very important cause I am working for, if you find appropriate, I would like you to forward to as many of your friends possible and act on it. A good healthy discussion would be ok as well.
It is about a horribly unjust law commonly referred to as the 'widow penalty' that basically allows immigration to deport widows of citizens who died before the USCIS completed their paperwork and *regardless* of the fact their cases were initially approved. I am one of those widows. Many of other widows have lost their spouses in Iraq and despite having American born kids- they are being arrested and deported as if they were illegal. This practice is morally corrupt and unjust, it is devastating to families across the country! Personally, I don't know of any decent US citizen who would tell a child of a fallen soldier "you gave us your dad, now your mom can go back to where she came from or she will get arrested- but you can stay"....doesn't make much sense does it?
We are currently in a Class Action Lawsuit, but we need as much support as we can get. Please act on this!
I beg everyone to go to either my blog (for my personal experience) http://eshiotawara.wordpress.com, or to http://www.immigrantslist.org/page/spea ... dowpenalty and spare a few minutes to send a letter to your representatives (which will be automatically selected for you following this link)...
Thank you all for your time!
Please forward to your friends.
M.
I have a very important cause I am working for, if you find appropriate, I would like you to forward to as many of your friends possible and act on it. A good healthy discussion would be ok as well.
It is about a horribly unjust law commonly referred to as the 'widow penalty' that basically allows immigration to deport widows of citizens who died before the USCIS completed their paperwork and *regardless* of the fact their cases were initially approved. I am one of those widows. Many of other widows have lost their spouses in Iraq and despite having American born kids- they are being arrested and deported as if they were illegal. This practice is morally corrupt and unjust, it is devastating to families across the country! Personally, I don't know of any decent US citizen who would tell a child of a fallen soldier "you gave us your dad, now your mom can go back to where she came from or she will get arrested- but you can stay"....doesn't make much sense does it?
We are currently in a Class Action Lawsuit, but we need as much support as we can get. Please act on this!
I beg everyone to go to either my blog (for my personal experience) http://eshiotawara.wordpress.com, or to http://www.immigrantslist.org/page/spea ... dowpenalty and spare a few minutes to send a letter to your representatives (which will be automatically selected for you following this link)...
Thank you all for your time!
Please forward to your friends.
M.