Rest Easy folks..the INS is On the Job!

[Nathan]

  If you ever wonder where mental degenerates go when they need a job, check out this link... an INS story.

 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,58343,00.html

Nathan

[Ray]

... in response to Rest Easy folks..the INS is On the Job!, posted by Nathan on Jul 22, 2002

Mental degenerates? Let's be fair now.

That is a touching story but those INS people have to follow the law and I don’t believe that the INS has the authority to make exceptions to the law. My understanding is that this kind of thing happens frequently and the standard procedure is for the local congressional representative to submit a bill in congress on the individual’s behalf making an exception to the immigration laws in their case. I'm sure the congressman would love the publicity in an election year if he pushed a bill through.

Also, there seems to be something missing in the story. If, as she said, "this is our home", why have they apparently been here for 10 years on a work visa? There was no real explanation why they haven’t gotten permanent residence or citizenship in that time other than the fact that he changed jobs once (?).

Please don't take this response as an endorsement of the fine people working at the INS :-)

Ray

[Nathan]

... in response to Huh?, posted by Ray on Jul 22, 2002


 So far as I know there a quite a few ways the the INS can create eceptions to the law and in fact enforce the law quite at their own whim. I could give them a call tonight and inform them about the exact location of 200 100% illegal aliens and and whether or not they take any action is quite up to them...most likely, they will take no action. There are tens of thousands of people here on expired student visas for which the INS is taking no action. So careful enforcement of the law is what the INS does NOT do.
In fact they issued student visas for several of the 9/11 hijackers some months after the event. I believe that they can grant visas on humanitarian grounds at the administrative level within the INS. Congress gets into the act when they refuse to act in glaring obvious cases like this. After all, the INS can't be bothered with little cases like this woman as they are busy getting visas ready for the next batch of terrorists.

  I posted this link as merely a somewhat typical case of how the INS is screwed up in their priorities.

Nathan

[Ray]

... in response to Re: Huh?, posted by Nathan on Jul 23, 2002

I agree with most of your points regarding the INS Nathan.

But I don't understand what this woman is crying about now. Apparently this case has already gained worldwide attention a long time ago. Also, there is already a bill in congress to grant her permanent residence status. I don't know what the status is now, but she hasn't been deported has she?

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 5, 2001
Mr. CORZINE (for himself and Mr. TORRICELLI) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide for the naturalization of Deena Gilbey.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NATURALIZATION OF DEENA GILBEY.
Notwithstanding title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), Deena Gilbey shall be entitled to naturalization as a citizen of the United States upon being administered the oath of renunciation and allegiance in an appropriate ceremony pursuant to section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Upon naturalization of Deena Gilbey under this Act, the Attorney General shall record the date of naturalization of Deena Gilbey as being September 10, 2001.
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