Thread: New Government Policy Angers Legal Immigrants

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Jan 16, 2007 8:06 pm US/Eastern

New Government Policy Angers Legal Immigrants
(CBS4) MIAMI In an environment increasingly hostile to illegal immigrants in the US, immigrant advocates now fear the government is poised to move against those who have come here legally and have been granted political asylum.

A government statement just released states that immigrants who were awarded political asylum could possibly have it revoked if they visit the country they fled.

Florida immigration attorney Ira Kurzban questions the new policy and thinks the government should use their resources for more pressing matters, “It just seems to me the kind of mindless, unnecessary kind of enforcement mentality, when we should be going after what people would commonly call the real bad guys.”

One of the biggest concerns about the new policy from people who have been granted political asylum is that if an emergency arises and they need to travel back to their home countries, they will not be allowed back.

“People whose family members may be very ill, they may have passed away, they're going to be afraid to go back to their home country to bury their mothers or fathers,” say Kurzban.

Chris Bentley from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service refutes those claims, saying, “We're not talking about people who are traveling out of the country to visit an ill or dying relative. We're talking about an individual who travels back and forth multiple times.”

Tens of thousands of South Florida residents could be impacted by the government's new position statement. Cuban immigrants, it would appear, have no need for concern, having been granted residency under rules that apply only to Cuban refugees.

I agree with this. Asylum is for people who are afraid of loosing their lives because of circumstances in their homeland. Why would they be traveling back to the danger they allegedly are escaping. If they need to go back often, then they lied to get citizenship.

Anyone here honestly wouldn't get angry about this, only the liars.

Dixie

New Government Policy Angers Legal Immigrants

If they don't like the rules then don't come to the USA. I'm really sick of all the beyotchin'. We follow the rules, we will have order.

It`s one way to weed them out. The ones that bitch about it are the one`s that lied their way in.

You 'fled' your native country because of oppression, but always want to go back?? That completely stupid!! Pick one country!!

Chris Bentley from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service refutes those claims, saying, “We're not talking about people who are traveling out of the country to visit an ill or dying relative. We're talking about an individual who travels back and forth multiple times.”

Why are we only talking about those individuals that travel back and forth multiple times? One time should be ample to prove their deceit!

I think things are hitting a boiling point folks.

Originally Posted by mkfarnam

It`s one way to weed them out. The ones that bitch about it are the one`s that lied their way in.

EXACTLY!

Originally Posted by jean

New Government Policy Angers Legal Immigrants

Of course they start with the propoganda right from the beginning. If you lied on your application you are not a legal immigrant.

I know a Chinese woman who fradulently received political assylum. In other words she lied to get it. She still traveled back to China to see her mom, but went to a third county (Thailand) first, so the US government would not know she was actually going to China.

I agree with the government, if you are truly a political refugee in fear for you life, what the heck are you doing going back to the country that wants to imprison or kill you?

Dixie wrote

I agree with this. Asylum is for people who are afraid of loosing their lives because of circumstances in their homeland. Why would they be traveling back to the danger they allegedly are escaping. If they need to go back often, then they lied to get citizenship.

Again, Dixie, you hit the nail on the head.