12 November 2007
Victim Visa Strikes!
[Brenda Walker] @ 3:32 pm [Email author] [Email This Article] [Print This Article]

In my recent article, Victim Visas — How America Stupidly Rewards Misfortune and Fraud, I noted the upgrade of the U Visa to make it more available to illegal aliens who claim to be crime victims. Not only does the U Visa permit alleged victims back into the US to testify at trial (sensible), but it also allows them to apply for an eventual green card. Dumb!

[color=darkred]A 13-year-old illegal immigrant who fled to his native Mexico amid a sex scandal with his schoolteacher could be eligible to return to the United States under a new visa the government started granting the week before he disappeared.

The visa helps illegal immigrants who are victims of sex crimes. If the boy, who spent most of his life in Lexington, Neb., qualifies, he could stay legally in the United States for four years and eventually apply for permanent residency. It also would extend temporary residency to his parents and his unmarried siblings under 18, if they applied for it.

“It’s a win-win,â€