Sides forming in next immigration-reform push

Immigration-reform legislation has backing of 92 Democrats — but no Republicans.

Sides forming in next immigration-reform push

By Matt O’Brien
Contra Costa Times

SAN FRANCISCO — The prospect of millions of illegal immigrants earning a path to citizenship is now back on the table in Congress, though the first bill out of the chute has already split some California progressives and has zero support from Republicans.

Bay Area immigrant families and their allies rallied Friday at a San Francisco high school to promote legalization and other measures that would overhaul U.S. immigration policy, which has not substantially changed for more than a decade.

They were united in favor of a humanitarian approach to reforming immigration policy, though disagreed on the finer details of a 650-page reform bill introduced last week by 92 liberal Democratic lawmakers, including four from the Bay Area.

At its crux, the bill introduced by Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., would allow people living in the U.S. without legal documents to pay a $500 fee and show they made contributions to the U.S. through work, school, volunteering or military service. After six years on a conditional visa, those who qualify can get a green card and eventually obtain citizenship.

The bill is designed in part to put pressure on President Barack Obama, who has pledged to take on immigration reform next year and has advocated an overhaul that would include a path to citizenship. Opponents have characterized the bill as permissive and doomed to fail.

That is a longer process than the last time the United States legalized immigrants in 1986, a move that then-President Ronald Reagan asserted would “improve the lives of a class of individuals who now must hide in the shadows, without access to many of the benefits of a free and open society.”

This time, however, there are millions more immigrants living in the country illegally, rising populist anger over joblessness and demographic change, and a belief among the inheritors of Reagan’s conservative movement that amnesty for lawbreaking only encourages more.

“This is cynical legislation because there’s no chance this is going to get passed,” said Novato resident Rick Oltman of Californians for Population Stabilization. “Given all the difficulties they’re having right now with the health care bill, and with the president’s popularity falling in the polls, there’s no chance they’re going to pass this because it has no support from the American people.”

The bill would also include enforcement provisions, though conservatives say not nearly enough. Immigrant advocates, in turn, say it is too focused on enforcement.

“It continues to treat immigration as a national security issue and stops short of doing away with some of the biggest problems in our current immigration system,” said Colin Rajah of the Oakland-based National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.

In promoting the bill, Gutierrez wrote in the Huffington Post that “it legalizes five percent of the workforce; it eliminates the guesswork in hiring through a smart and dependable employment verification system; and it eradicates the need for localities to take matters into their own hands by requiring businesses and landlords to check IDs of their clients and tenants.”

What the measure is missing, so far, is support from key House Democrats who would have to negotiate a workable immigration bill next year with conservative Democrats and Republicans. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, has indicated she would rather have the Senate move first on immigration, while House immigration leader Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, has not made any comment on Gutierrez’s plan.

Seventeen of the 34 Democrats in California’s congressional delegation have co-sponsored the bill, including Bay Area lawmakers Rep. Mike Honda, D-Campbell; Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland; Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont; and Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma.

Not listed as a sponsor was Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez, but he said in a statement that introducing the bill “represents a positive step forward in the debate to fix our nation’s broken immigration system.” Miller said he was pleased the bill includes legislation he introduced to end abuses of foreign guest workers by putting more restrictions on the employers who hire them.

Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, was still reviewing the bill, but aides said he supports comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship. Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, had no comment.

Immigrant advocates hope the bill, even if it is unlikely to pass in its current form, sets a pro-immigrant tone early in the debate and puts the onus on Obama to make it a priority. Young immigrants and the U.S.-born children of unauthorized immigrants expressed a sense of urgency at the Friday evening rally at Mission High School.

“I am doing this to help my mom and my sister and my family and other undocumented students who are suffering,” said a 20-year-old Oakland college student who did not want to give his name because he fears deportation.

The family arrived from South Korea when he was 12, and the student said he did not know he was here on an expired visa until he began applying for schools and a driver’s license as a high school senior. An act of Congress, he said, is his chance to stay.

“Two million undocumented immigrants are Asian, and I’m one of them,” he said. “It’s really crucial to me for this bill to be passed. This is the only thing I’m relying on, depending on.”

Though many advocates disagreed over various parts the bill, they put aside some of those quarrels to counter what is likely to be a bigger obstacle: The conventional wisdom that high unemployment in California and across the country makes the bill or anything like it politically untenable.

“The problem is not immigrants. The problem is poverty, trade agreements that increase that poverty, the criminalization of work,” said East Bay immigrant rights activist and author David Bacon. “No immigrants shut down the NUMMI plant (in Fremont). The economic problems we have in this country are not the fault of immigrants.”

key proposals in democrats’
immigration reform bill
The Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity Act, introduced last week by Congressional Democrats, would overhaul the nation’s immigration policies. Among the provisions:

Top 10 Immigrant Rights Victories of 2009

Top 10 Immigrant Rights Victories of 2009

BY PRERNA LAL

1. Death to the widow penalty

After the Department of Homeland Security granted adeferment on the widow penalty earlier this year, the Senate delivered a death blow to the long practice through H.R.2892. Adoption of this measure meant that the death of a U.S. citizen spouse would no longer result in automatic deportation of widows and widowers and their children. But the 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act goes a step further in allowing the surviving beneficiaries of all approved family and employment-based petitions to be protected as “survivors” and allow them to continue their applications for adjustment of status despite the death of the original petitioner. Read more here.

2. Lou Dobbs Deported from CNN

On November 11, 2009, Lou Dobbs announced his resignation from CNN, prompting that it came about due to some “strong winds of change buffeting this country and affecting all of us.” That is quite the compliment for promigrant campaigns such as BastaDobbs.com, DropDobbs.com, and Democracia Ahora, who all worked hard to blow Leprosy-Lou out the door. The Onion did a hilarious, must-read satire piece on Lou Dobbs being deported from the USA. Soon thereafter, Dobbs did a 180 degree turn from years of vitriol and hate, and came out in support of immigration reform.

3. Repeal of HIV Travel Ban

President Bush had approved a bill passed by Congress to repeal the HIV travel ban last June but it still remained in place, leaving many immigrants in legal limbo. The Obama Administration finally took action on overturning the 22-year-old travel and immigration ban against people with HIV that will go into effect early next year. Stigmatizing HIV immigrants is a disgrace that only provides a false sense of security and apparently the United States was in the same league as countries like Libya, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and eight other countries in instituting this practice.

4. Wisconsin Wins Instate-Tuition for Undocumented Students

After losing several in-state tuition battles this year with heart-break in Colorado, Wisconsin snatched a victory from the jaws of defeat, becoming the 11th state to adopt in-state tuition for undocumented students. This came about especially due to the hard-work of Wisconsin-based immigrant rights group,Voces de la Frontera. Contrary to some misguided opinions, in-state tuition increases college enrollment, while not increasing the cost of college to taxpayers and in fact, pours more money into state coffers since students that could not otherwise afford to attend college are paying tuition and spending on higher education.

5. Health care: Congress Passes SCHIP; Removes 5 Year Wait for Legal Immigrants

Earlier this year, immigrant rights advocates scored an important victory when the Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation to provide health insurance to 11 million low-income children, which marked the first time that federal money was allocated to cover children and pregnant women who are legal immigrants. Additionally, Congress is on the verge of approving a health insurance reform that removes the 5-year wait for legal immigrants to get tax affordability credits.

6. Education Not Deportation: Immigrant Youth Fight to Halt Deportations

From Noe Guzman in Missouri to Walter Lara in Florida to Taha in New Jersey to Herta Llusho in Michigan and now Jorge Alonso-Chehade in Washington state, 2009 would be marked as the year that undocumented youth organized using new media to successfully halt their deportations. While the Department of Homeland Security refused to grant a blanket deferment to all immigrant youth that would qualify for the proposed DREAM Act, it did agree to look at individual cases and circumstances for granting deferments.

7. HPV Vaccines No Longer Required

Earlier this year, I wrote about how young immigrant women are forced to take the HPV vaccination, Gardasil, to immigrate to the United States. The vaccine did little to prevent HPV and used young immigrant women as guinea pigs for experimentation without incurring the expense of clinical trials. It has also been linked to at least 32 deaths. Well, young immigrant women and girls can breath easier (literally), since the HPV vaccination that played on the ‘dirty immigrant metaphor’ is no longer required for getting a green card.

8. Restrictionism Loses Steam and Elections

With a son of an immigrant in the White House, anti-immigrant forces once again lost elections. FromSenator Elizabeth Dole in North Carolina to the NY-23 historic Democrat win to Senator Gillbrand becoming more responsive to immigrant rights to Senator Specter co-sponsoring the DREAM Act, voters and politicians proved that being anti-immigrant even in a climate that scapegoats immigrants, does not spell a victory at the polls. Nor can nativists bring out more than some dozen protesters to rallies. Rahm Emmanuel should make note.

9. Asylum for Battered Women

This past July, the Obama Administration reversed a Bush Administration policy and allowed foreign-born women who were battered or victims of sexual abuse, to claim asylum in the United States. After years of hanging in limbo due to no clear rules and regulations for battered women seeking asylum, the Department of Homeland Security finally cleared the way for a battered spouse, Rody Alvarado Peña of Guatemala, to win political asylum in this country. This spells a positive step towards battered women and victims of sexual abuse gaining asylum through membership in a ‘particular social group.’

10. Record number of Hispanic Appointees

The AP reported last week that President Obama is on track to naming more Hispanics to top posts than any of his predecessors, with 35 appointees approved by the Senate already. While that does not automatically translate into a victory for immigrant rights or give the President a pass on not pursuing immigration reform, these appointees are slowly making their mark. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, by far the most famous of these appointees, made history earlier in the month by referring to immigrants without legal status as “undocumented immigrants” for the first time in U.S. Supreme Court history. The Associated Press is slowly following suit and using undocumented and illegal interchangeably, despite the AP-stylebook saying “illegal immigrants.”

CIR ASAP legislation brief Summary

As you may know, congressman Luis Gutierrez introduced Comprehensive immigration reform in December 15th, 2009.

Since the actual bill carries 644 pages, National Korean American Service & Education Consortium summarize key bullet points of the CIR bill, specifically focus on legalization persons who brought to the U.S. before age of 16.

Here is the following:

The Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity (CIR ASAP) Act of 2009 has special rules for persons brought to the United States Before the Age of 16:

1) exempt from paying $500 fine if brought before the age of 16, have resided in the U.S. for at least 5 years, and were 35 years of age or less at tim application under CIR ASAP

2) eligible for accelerated LPR status upon graduation from high school upon completion of two years of college or military service OR or employment for at least two years prior to date of application (full-time,  part-time, or seasonally).

3) eligible for naturalization three years after date of LPR status is granted.

4) sec. 411 calls for the repeal of section 505 of the “Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996″ – in other words, gives states less reason to cite federal law to deny undocumented students in-state tuition benefits

Requirements for earned legalization (specific eye towards undocumented young people):

1) Demonstrate contribution to the United States through employment, education, military service, or voluntary or community service, where applicable. Exemptions: 1) undocumented people under the age of 21 of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident and 2) individual brought to the U.S. before the age of 16, have resided in the U.S. for at least 5 years, and were 35 years of age or less at tim application under CIR ASAP

2)  Complete criminal and security background checks

3)  Establish registration under the Selective Service (if applicable)

4)   Meet English and civics requirements. Graduation from a U.S. high school or receipt of an equivalency degree will meet the English proficiency requirement

5)  Undergo a medical examination

6) Pay all taxes (same exemptions as #1)

7) Show admissibility to the U.S

Korean Resource Center DREAM Act video

Trail of DREAMS

EACH YEAR, hundreds of thousands of people are being deported and thousands of families are being separated. Children are being stripped from their parents by the immigration system and students are being held back from realizing the full potential simply because of a lack of documents they’ve never even had the opportunity to attain.

Immigrants and their families have waited patiently for change, but all they can see is more suffering. Still, our elected officials tell us we must wait, wait patiently for immigration reform. The Department of Homeland Security however, is not waiting patiently to separate us from our families.

WE CANNOT AND WILL NOT JUST SIT BACK AND KEEP WAITING!

On January 1, 2010, a small team of brave, passionate students from Miami will embark on a 2000 mile journey across the southeast, all the way to Washington, D.C. to galvanize unorganized communities and link immigrant rights networks and their allies to stand in solidarity for the passage of just and humane immigration reform for all that includes an end to the senseless separation of families and deportation of DREAMers, a pathway to citizenship, and access to higher education for undocumented youth.

Meanwhile, in south Florida, another team of passionate community members and families will begin an indefinite “Fast for our Families” in the name of all who have lost a loved one to the deportation system. The purpose of this fast is to touch the hearts of all who value family unity and strength of our communities. It aims to move the administration to stop tearing our families apart.

The Fast for Our Families will celebrate its last meal with those embarking upon the Trail of DREAMs on New Year’s Eve, and hold a sustained fast until the Obama administration hears the cries of all the families and communities torn apart by deportation. What the Fast for our Families is asking for is simple:

That the Obama administration…

• suspend the detention and deportation of immigrants with US Citizen children, spouses, and immigrant students until there is resolution on the passage of Comprehensive Immigration Reform;

• grant, both immigrants with US Citizen children and spouses whose detention and deportation have been suspended, work permits until there is resolution in Congress on the passage of Comprehensive Immigration Reform;

• support the creation of an honest process by which the best interests of communities, families, and children are weighed before detaining and deporting any individual.

Furthermore, it demands a face to face meeting with Janet Napolitano, head of the Department of Homeland Security agree.

We will give Congress until May First of 2010 to fix our broken immigration system. This is also the day that we expect to be arriving in the national capital with a goal of at least 100,000 people prepared to begin fasting until our nation’s great promise of justice and freedom is realized for ALL.

WHY A WALK?

We recognize that driving has become yet another way to disconnect ourselves from the beautiful communities and people of our country. We are seeking those that share our DREAMs and hold the same passion to carry that DREAM to fruition.

Also, we recognize that so many people in our immigrant communities DON’T have the privilege of driving, being denied the access to a simple driver’s license as well as basic identification. Through our commitment to grassroots organizing we will prove that you don’t need a permission to drive to allow yourself to dream, and that a license is not going to keep any of us from traveling every single step of the way to make sure we carry our message to the those who are determining the fate of all of our lives across America.

WHY A FAST?

We walk on the same spiritual journey as faith communities around the globe and leaders that came before us such as Cesar Chavez, Martin Luther King, and Mahatma Gandhi. We fast to strengthen our spirit but also because we are hungry for justice and our families are starved of the love that comes from our unity. We fast because we believe in a peaceful resistance to our oppression but understand that resistance is essential nevertheless.

As Martin Luther King Jr. once said:
“OUR CHOICE TODAY IS NO LONGER BETWEEN VIOLENCE AND NONVIOLENCE. IT IS BETWEEN NONVIOLENCE OR NONEXISTENCE.”

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

1) TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW ABOUT THE TRAIL, then go through that list and tell their mothers, cousins, and neighbors (blast it in every corner of cyberspace: make it part of your status, share the group, and invite your friends)

2) Support the walkers by coordinating a reception when they come through your town, or contact people you may know along the trail to receive them with a place to stay and a meal.

3) DONATE TO THE CAUSE: http://seed.sproutbuilder.com/ZACdaoIvHOHujb4f

4) Organize your own solidarity mobilization to D.C. that will reach critical mass on May 1st outside of Congress!

More on how you can help:

http://swer.org/actions.htm

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Speak Out

Town Hall meeting on Immigration reform, December 18th, in Mission High school at S.F.

Our Deepest Fear

Our Deepest fear by Marianne Williamson

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are younot to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

Risk it Now!

After reading several articles about the dreamer’s deportation cases, it came to me in an epiphany that I may have chance to face deportation too. It’s a brutal, yet it’s a harsh reality for dream students. In the past, my family always told me to conceal my identity so that I won’t be able to get caught by the I.C.E. However, I’ve been constantly exposed myself to the public numerous times. In fact, I knew the circumstances: I will not only put myself into risk, but also put our family into jeopardy.

It sounds obscure to understand, but deep inside of my heart I knew I had to take a risk myself to help not only my family, but also my peers. Kent Wong once said, “These young students risk themselves to speak out despite of no legal status and subjugate to deportation, but greater risk is the silence of the face of oppression and face of injustice!” Indeed, it is crucial for all of us to fight for our dreams that will determine our future. I knew I couldn’t just wait and hoping for politicians to solve our problems. This is when I knew I had to do something to share my story and help other people. In this economic recession, immigrants and minorities get the worst hit, especially undocumented students. I feel as if poor get poorer and rich get richer. In the midst of financial crisis, however, we are not willing to give up. There are thousands of undocumented students are working full-time job at the restaurant, sometimes working double shifts and earning eight dollars an hour to support the family. Worst of all, these students have no government issued ID to proof its identity and unable to drive or get financial aid, which makes undocumented students to work triple hours than other students. These are one of the few struggles that  undocumented students are facing in this difficult time, however, they had shown moral virtues to serve in schools as well as in communities. Also, they are proven to be strong and able to overcome these challenges and successfully graduate from top school with honors and recognitions. But despite of all that, our time is the most crucial part of all of us.

So in this critical time, we must stand united. We, as Dreamers, are depending on the DREAM Act to pass by next year. Let us be optimistic about our future. Let us be ready and prepare to shift our focus on the immigration issues. As many people would say, we must organize, mobilize, and take collective action. Every day, I’m glad to see we are growing and getting stronger. By next year, let’s look back our tragedy that happened in 2007 and let’s make sure it will not happen again. C. Whitton once said, “It’s how you deal with failure that determines how you achieve success.” With that being said, we must pressure Congress and President Obama to Pass the DREAM Act as well as Comprehensive immigration reform starting today.  It’s not too late to reach our dreams; it is rather matter of commitments and dedication for next couple of months to strive for our dream. “You only live once – but if you work it right, once is enough.” J. Lewis. Let’s win this fight in 2010.

DREAM Act 2010.

Stop Andrea’s Deportation!

Stop Andrea\’s Deportation!

To: The President of the United States, The U.S. Senate and The U.S. House,

Started by: S. Aran

Andrea Huerfano is a Colombian native who moved with her family to the US in 2001, when she was 14. Her father sought political asylum. He passed away in 2005, while his application was under review.

Andrea has been deeply involved in the community, serving as a volunteer for a number of organizations, including Florida Immigrant Coalition and the DREAM Team coalition while a student at Florida State University. She earned a national Fellowship to participate in PolitiCorps in 2008, where she spearheaded an effort to register more than 4,000 voters and educate low-income communities about criminal justice legislation in Oregon. She was considered one of the hardest-working and most promising Fellows in the program. At the end of the Fellowship she supported Get Out the Vote efforts in Ohio during the 2008 general election.

On December 8th, Andrea went to pay a traffic ticket and was detained after her immigration status was looked into. We have since learned that there is an order of deportation in Andrea’s name, and that they may be ready to deport her as early as this week.

1. Call Janet Napolitano, Director of Department of Homeland Security, and leave comments of support for Andrea and also ask that DHS stop her deportation: 202-282-8495 **note this is an answering machine, once it is full it is out of commission for day. Fill it up now with Andrea calls.

2. Call Assistant Secretary to ICE, John Morton and leave a message urging him to take action and defer Andrea’s deportation: 202.732.3000 **Note this is a live comment line, i.e. a human being will pick up and take your message.** Be very polite “I am calling to leave a message of support for Andrea Huerfano who is being deported tomorrow, . I ask that Director Morton contact Field Director Rebbecca and defer Andrea’s deportation, she is an asset to this country.”

Three Congressmen, Reverend Jackson Add Support to Growing Call to Stop Rigo’s Deportation, Pass Immigration Reform

Rigo Padilla with Congressman Danny Davis (IL-7)

Three Chicago Congressmen and Rev. Jesse Jackson have added their support to the Chicago City Council, in calling for and end to the deportation of Rigo Padilla, a student at UIC facing deportation on December 16.

This week Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-9,) Congressman Danny Davis (IL-7) and Congressman Bobby Rush (IL-1) were joined by Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rainbow PUSH supporting Rigo in the lead up to the rally on December 4th . Congressman Luis Gutierrez (IL-4) is already on record in support of Rigo.

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky has issued a letter of support to ICE Director John Morton in support of halting Rigo’s deportation. In the letter the Congresswoman cites the long time that Rigo has lived in Chicago and points to his positive contributions:

“Mr. Padilla has lived in the U.S. since the first grade, and knows no other country. I understand that he has been a model student, working to pay his own through college. He has participated in a scholarship programs to train him in his dream of becoming a lawyer, paid taxes, and been an active volunteer in his community. Mr. Padilla has a broad range of high school and college professors who have vouched for his character and he has the active support of dozens of organizations and thousands of individuals in Chicago. On November 18 the City Council of Chicago approved a resolution asking for the deferral of the deportation of Mr. Padilla by a vote of 49-1. This support, covered extensively by the Chicago press, is as a result of his being an outstanding student and a person of great value to the community.”

The letter asks that ICE Director John Morton stay Rigo’s deportation until he graduates from college or Congress enacts immigration reform. You can do the same by clicking here.

Rigo also shared his story at Rainbow Push, this weekend, gaining the support of Rev. Jesse Jackson and Congressmen Bobby Rush, and Danny Davis. Pictures below:

TOP 10 list

Since Christmas and New Year is coming up, I’m going to list top 10 of my wishes and goals for next year.

1. First thing, of course, to do everything with my best ability to PASS THE DREAM ACT.

2. Spend more time with my family.

3. Transfer to 4-years universities.

4. Get a car and get a decent job.

5. Get in shape. (Jacob Black in New Moon inspired me)

6. Read more books.

7. Spend more time in prayer / quiet time.

8. Continue to be active in school as well as in community.

9. Help my mom with house work. (ex. Laundry, washing dishes, etc…)

10. Last but not least, find my lucky person (?) =)

무비자 입국과 시민권자와의 결혼

무비자 입국과 시민권자와의 결혼

질문: 무비자로 미국에 와서 90일 되기 전에 미국 시민권자와 결혼하고 영주권신청 가능한가요? 90일을 넘기면 어떻게 되나요?

무비자 프로그램으로 입국을 한 경우 미국 내에서 다른 비이민비자,신분으로 신분변경 할 수 없다는 것은 많이 알려진 사실입니다. 하지만 질문자의 질문에 대한 답은 간단히 말하자면 가능하지만 구체적으로 들어가면 변수가 많습니다.

사전의도와 이민국 기만행위

이민국 심사관이 보기에는 우선 언제 결혼을 했는지가 관건입니다. 입국한 지 두 달 이내에 결혼은 했다면 사전의도를 의심할 것입니다. 현실적으로는 무비자를 이용해서 미국에서 정식으로 결혼할 계획이라면 어찌보면 입국할 때부터 결혼식을 올리려고 입국할 수가 있습니다. 미국에서 결혼식만 올리고 한국에서 기다리면서 대사관 수속을 한다면 전혀 문제가 없겠지만, 미국에 계속 체류하면서 영주권 신청을 하려 한다면 무비자로 입국 할 때부터 다른마음을 먹고 입국한 것이 아닌가 의심을 받게 됩니다. 따라서 왜 미국에서 급하게 결혼할 결정을 했는지도 설명이 될 수 있어야 합니다. 예를 들어 약혼자가 무비자로 입국했다가 임신한 사실을 알고 미국에서 결혼하기로 결정을 했다거나 하면 설명이 가능하다고 봅니다.

보통 시민권자와 결혼한 경우에는 직계가족으로 인정이 되고 다른 가족이민에서는 바랄 수 없는 특혜들이 있습니다. 그 중 한가지가 처음 입국할 때 사전의도가 의심이 되더라도 되도록이면 심사관의 재량을 발휘해서 긍정적으로 영주권 신청케이스를 심사해야 한다는 판례가 있습니다. 따라서 사전의도가 의심을 받으면 분명히 부정적인 요소가 되지만 영주권 신청케이스에 치명적이진 않습니다. 그리고 심사관의 재량이 많은 영향을 미치므로 어떤 심사관이 심사하는가에 따라 운도 많이 작용한다고 봅니다.

위에서 예를 든 약혼자의 경우도 그렇지만, 이미 결혼을 한 상태에서 시민권자의 배우자가 무비자로 입국을 한 경우도 사전의도를 의심받기는 매 한가지입니다. 이런 경우에는 한국에서 비자신청을 한 적이 있는지, 대사관이나 이민국에 제출한 서류에 사실과 다른 내용을 적은 적이 있는지 등도 자세히 검토가 되어야 합니다. 사전의도보다 더 심각한 내용이 이민국 기만행위인데, 거짓말을 한 것이 드러나면 영주권 취득하는데 치명적일 수가 있기 때문입니다.

I am God’s original masterpiece.

Ephesians 2:10
For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life.

Sometimes I compare to other people, of my ability, of my personality, and of my talent that which determines my ability and strive to become what others want me to be, not what God want me to be. As I compare to others, whether it’s friends or neighbors, family or relatives, I find myself something less than others. By means, I feel like “I’m not good enough” to be who I am. The sound may bizarre, I tried to copy and imitate his/her talent to defeat their ability to pursue my satisfaction. Of course, this assumption and this notion itself is completely wrong and premature, and makes me feel jealous and angry at some point. Time to time, I complain to God and often forget about my talent that God has given me ever since the day I was born. In Ephesians 2:10, God says we are his workmanship and we are essence of masterpiece. In other words, God has created each one of us as unique, special, and original character to maximize our ability to serve God. Many of us may not know our talent, however, but when you pray and seek to our God, you will surely to find your ability and appreciate its own talent and character that God has built inside of you. Then following question come up into my mind, how can we use our masterpiece to serve our love of God? The tools that God gave you, use it as to serve God and make a difference in the world.

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Immigration Books

Hey guys,

there are several books that I want to recommend you guys to read: 1. “the devil’s highway” by Luis Urrea 2. “His-Panic” by Geraldo Rivera 3. “We Are Americans: Undocumented Students Pursuing the American Dream” by William Perez.

Actually, I read first two books and it was quite interesting. And I’m hoping to buy the third one and read it during the holiday break. So if you have time during the holiday break, this is your opportunity to read these wonderful books that talks about immigration!