i-601: General Moral Support, i-601 app

[Traviesa 0]

Hey! I've started sitting on the computer all day and all night!

[noviademexicano 0]

Hola Comadres,

I hope you all rested and enjoyed your Easter. I still haven't heard anything from CDJ about our case but I'm hopeful something will happen soon. My fiance sounds so sad, it breaks my heart everytime I speak to him, I only get to talk to him once a week and I usually can't hear what he is saying, so much static. He wanted to come over just like that, and I told him not to, to wait. His cousin is now here, and I guess he is hurt but I tell him it is not worth it, it will cause more harm than good. I am keeping myself busy as not to go crazy but I always feel that hurtful feeling in my chest. Five more weeks and my kids will be on break and I can go visit him again if I have any money at that point, lately I've been broke....I hate the wait.......but somedays are better than others.

MissLiss: I hope everything is going okay for you.

[Traviesa 0]

Bonnie-everything's alright I guess. No word on our case either. I'm actually starting to think with all the anti-Mexican sentiment that's growing here in the US that Javier might be better off in Mexico for a little while longer.

[noviademexicano 0]

I'm glad you are fine, let me know if you need anything, I need to talk to someone once in awhile too. CDJ has been closed for a week, they will be back tomorrow and hopefully they will have some news for us waiting soon.

About the rallies, it's gonna be crazy for a bit but if it works out it will benefit alot of people at the end. Something has to be done. Did you hear about the 14 year old in LA that committed suicide? He shot himself in the head, he had attended a rally and got suspended from school the vice principal threatened him with prison for 3 years and poor kid took his life. Tensions are rising, from both sides of the debate.

It has already started affecting us at my daughter's school a teacher asked a friend of my daughter's what her story was, when did she cross and how did she cross the river. Can you believe that? My daughter's friend told her I've never crossed I am a USC. There is discrimination and it is getting out of hand. My daughters have been called wetbacks at their school for attending the rallies. I tell them to not pay them no mind to invite the ones that do understand and explain to them the reason behind the rallies. I know that we will get slack, more discrimination for awhile but if something changes at the end it will be worth it.

Edited April 17, 2006 by yzuniga

[Traviesa 0]

Dang, Bonnie, I truly am so sorry to hear that. It is terrible that the discrimination has reached the kids, the ones who are innocent in all this. Tell them don't pay any mind, that they know who they are.

This is just one of the reasons I don't support giving the break to the illegals. They are making all Mexicans and Mexican look-alikes look bad. I don't know if you support the bill or not to give the breaks to the illegals. I don't support it partly because it's not really fair if they get a visa for the same crime we got deportation for, also because it will cause our situation to be even further delayed and pushed back as they figure out how to get visas to all the illegals. What do you all think about that?

[chagalafamilia 0]

This is just my opinion:

I am in support of the bill. Not because Alex is here legally now, but because if I had known him when the other bill (pre Sept '01) was active and if we just had to pay a fine to get his papers we would have done it. As I am sure most of you would as well. No-- it is not right for them to get priority treatment, the priority should be on those that are already in process with USCIS. I am sure if any of us were the spouses of those migrant workers right now, we would be in favor. Plus think how much easier this will make it for our husband's families.

Edited April 17, 2006 by chagalafamilia

[Traviesa 0]

I understand Benita, but if you were to find out that because of this bill, our case were to be even further pushed back as Juan Illegal who is here right now (the only difference between him and Javier being that he hadn't been caught YET) is about to get a Visa-do you still support the bill?

[Traviesa 0]

By the way, this thread is a happy place-there can be no people getting upset or we're going to have to end the conversation. I hope we can talk sensibly and logically about our different opinions.

[chagalafamilia 0]

This is just my opinion:

I am in support of the bill. Not because Alex is here legally now, but because if I had known him when the other bill (pre Sept '01) was active and if we just had to pay a fine to get his papers we would have done it. As I am sure most of you would as well. No-- it is not right for them to get priority treatment, the priority should be on those that are already in process with USCIS. I am sure if any of us were the spouses of those migrant workers right now, we would be in favor. Plus think how much easier this will make it for our husband's families.

As you can see from my original response, I do not agree with anyone getting priority over those already in process with USCIS.

I agree this is a happy place and I never intended it to be otherwise.

[Traviesa 0]

Yes, I saw that Benita, but more than likely, that's exactly what will happen if this bill passes. They used to say it would eliminate the need to file the I-601. When that talk disappeared, so did my support of the bill. It's unfair to the very core. It's like I go to a store and steal something and get arrested, the next guy goes into the store and steals and gets a cookie to go with it! Not fair!

[noviademexicano 0]

No, girls if they are given a permit to be here to work they will be made to get in line behind all those already under process. They are trying to add ammendments for those who have been deported and have USC family get reunited once again and they are also trying to add to the bill backlog reduction which will cut the time for the visa process to be reunited with spouse or fiance.

[Traviesa 0]

Bonnie, if that's true, I will certainly be interested to find out more information!!!

[noviademexicano 0]

What I want is a safer and more organized immigration process. Not all the BS we have now that has caused all the problems in the first place.

Comadres, go to the Advocacy section at I2US, there is alot of info on the subject, I've been involved because it would benefit many people. It probably wont help me any but it would be nice to have something obviously broken get fixed.

[mnmex 0]

That is what I understand of it too, Bonnie. There is no jumping in front of the line. I look at it as Miguel and I HAD an avenue to adjust his status…so many people don’t. I hope this bill passes for those people that have no other option to become legal. That is my opinion.

[noviademexicano 0]

Yes, you see we all know that the current system sux so this is our chance to make it better by adding provisions and ammendments to the border security act that will benefit those that have been waiting longer than we have, or that are in our current situation.

That is why I am supporting and rallying. Yes I am a USC but I'm in love with a Mexican national, I understand having to be separated and the frustration with the snags and catches that the current immigration process has. Those people at CDJ sometimes misinterpret the law and sometimes they do not follow regulations themselves.