Video news story showing struggles of separated couples

[VideoNews 0]

Hello everyone,

I am from an international news service and am interested in doing a video story on struggles in immigration. I have been reading some of your posts and am very interested in doing a feature story showing what people go through to get their loved ones entrance into the U.S. Is there anyone in the Washington DC area who would be willing to share their story? Also any ideas on how I could better focus this story would be much appreciated. Thanks so much for your time!

~Rebecca

[hambooso 0]

I'm sorry i'm in Chicago!

DC community,,come up!!!

[Ilya R. 0]

Im from Jersey.

[scatluri 0]

Hi,

I am from DC.

Sobhan

[Danyel y Miguel 0]

thats awesome! it'll be nice to finally see something on the T.V about this that's worth watching

[drbilldc 0]

thats awesome! it'll be nice to finally see something on the T.V about this that's worth watching

Rebecca! do this story justice!!! ok? unless you have gone through it, people will not understand how difficult it is. especially having the government potentially determine the fate of your family !!

sorry i am in Michigan otherwise I'd be on your doorstep.

Dr. Bill Visit My Website

[hheaven67 2]

Hello everyone,

I am from an international news service and am interested in doing a video story on struggles in immigration. I have been reading some of your posts and am very interested in doing a feature story showing what people go through to get their loved ones entrance into the U.S. Is there anyone in the Washington DC area who would be willing to share their story? Also any ideas on how I could better focus this story would be much appreciated. Thanks so much for your time!

~Rebecca

Why don't you contact 'gogo'...he's been thru hell & back or some other VJ members that have been waiting 2-3 yrs?

jen

[zsam 0]

hey i am in dc...

[jonbless 0]

I would love to share my story, but i'm in Brooklyn, NY.

I've been waiting approximately 207 days since i mailed our I130 petition,(no approval yet) and i think that this type of waiting is a bit much to wait to be with your loved ones. not to mention WIFE.

I think a video that tells the story of peoples "journey" is a great idea and one that people in our country should be aware of.

let me know if i can help.

good luck.

j

hey i am in dc...

[Jaseball 0]

The problem I see is unless you are in the process yourself or know people you care about in the process I would say the average American does not care about the time, costs, effort, or plights of other citizens going through the process of trying to get a visa for a loved one.

This entire process is a joke on many level and takes quite a bit of effort, however a K1 or K3 on average is still 'fastest,' when compared to the immigration lotto for non spousal visas, which is incredible.

I mean, unless I am an exception I have to admit that this process and how slow and difficult it is really never crossed my mind until my own visa journey and going through the steps for my fiancee.

As it stands now I also have to admit that beyond cheering for others going through this process, trying to offer some advice and encouragement, and following my fiancee's visa I'm probably not going to spend much time and resources trying to make the process better, faster, etc., after I get her over here.

So, unless I'm just the rare selfish person I would venture a guess that for most people USCIS, the costs, the procedures, etc., are only imported while you are trapped in the process. Before or years after few people care.

[drbilldc 0]

Hello everyone,

I am from an international news service and am interested in doing a video story on struggles in immigration. I have been reading some of your posts and am very interested in doing a feature story showing what people go through to get their loved ones entrance into the U.S. Is there anyone in the Washington DC area who would be willing to share their story? Also any ideas on how I could better focus this story would be much appreciated. Thanks so much for your time!

~Rebecca

The deeper i get into this process the more i am considering flying to D.C. at my own expense if you could do the story justice. if you want contact me. through here.

Dr. Bill

[Nita&Assaad 0]

Hello everyone,

I am from an international news service and am interested in doing a video story on struggles in immigration. I have been reading some of your posts and am very interested in doing a feature story showing what people go through to get their loved ones entrance into the U.S. Is there anyone in the Washington DC area who would be willing to share their story? Also any ideas on how I could better focus this story would be much appreciated. Thanks so much for your time!

~Rebecca

The deeper i get into this process the more i am considering flying to D.C. at my own expense if you could do the story justice. if you want contact me. through here.

Dr. Bill

This is great!!! Too bad I am in San Francisco Area!! Best of luck on your story!!

[Flames9_RN 358]

Im in DC, but most probably would not want my point of view,lol

[SerenityNOW 11]

I agree with Jaseball that this process certainly never crossed my mind until it applied to my life (to me, it's right up there with wanting to know about tax law).

BUT maybe a thoughtful piece produced on the plight of people married to foreigners and often being separated for nearly their entire first year of marriage - if not more - would raise consciousness... especially if it is contrasted with non-immigrants who come here to work, who can have their spouses here in a matter of WEEKS! [This is something that came up on the ombudsman's teleconference today - to ask USCIS about this discrepancy. Someone proposed that we are all just individuals, but people here on employment visas have their big companies lobbying the government for them]

Any little bit of publicity helps. Like the recent New York Times article - at least my friends and family don't think I'm exaggerating after reading that!

I am in San Francisco, otherwise I'd partake in the interview. But anyway I'm new to this and don't even have a horror story. Well, actually, knowing what I am in for even in the best of scenarios, I am probably going to move to Bulgaria for some months while we are waiting - hopefully that won't turn into a horror story!

/bb

The problem I see is unless you are in the process yourself or know people you care about in the process I would say the average American does not care about the time, costs, effort, or plights of other citizens going through the process of trying to get a visa for a loved one.

This entire process is a joke on many level and takes quite a bit of effort, however a K1 or K3 on average is still 'fastest,' when compared to the immigration lotto for non spousal visas, which is incredible.

I mean, unless I am an exception I have to admit that this process and how slow and difficult it is really never crossed my mind until my own visa journey and going through the steps for my fiancee.

As it stands now I also have to admit that beyond cheering for others going through this process, trying to offer some advice and encouragement, and following my fiancee's visa I'm probably not going to spend much time and resources trying to make the process better, faster, etc., after I get her over here.

So, unless I'm just the rare selfish person I would venture a guess that for most people USCIS, the costs, the procedures, etc., are only imported while you are trapped in the process. Before or years after few people care.

[Teacher Mark 53]

I agree with Jaseball that this process certainly never crossed my mind until it applied to my life (to me, it's right up there with wanting to know about tax law).

BUT maybe a thoughtful piece produced on the plight of people married to foreigners and often being separated for nearly their entire first year of marriage - if not more - would raise consciousness... especially if it is contrasted with non-immigrants who come here to work, who can have their spouses here in a matter of WEEKS! [This is something that came up on the ombudsman's teleconference today - to ask USCIS about this discrepancy. Someone proposed that we are all just individuals, but people here on employment visas have their big companies lobbying the government for them]

Any little bit of publicity helps. Like the recent New York Times article - at least my friends and family don't think I'm exaggerating after reading that!

I am in San Francisco, otherwise I'd partake in the interview. But anyway I'm new to this and don't even have a horror story. Well, actually, knowing what I am in for even in the best of scenarios, I am probably going to move to Bulgaria for some months while we are waiting - hopefully that won't turn into a horror story!

/bb

The problem I see is unless you are in the process yourself or know people you care about in the process I would say the average American does not care about the time, costs, effort, or plights of other citizens going through the process of trying to get a visa for a loved one.

This entire process is a joke on many level and takes quite a bit of effort, however a K1 or K3 on average is still 'fastest,' when compared to the immigration lotto for non spousal visas, which is incredible.

I mean, unless I am an exception I have to admit that this process and how slow and difficult it is really never crossed my mind until my own visa journey and going through the steps for my fiancee.

As it stands now I also have to admit that beyond cheering for others going through this process, trying to offer some advice and encouragement, and following my fiancee's visa I'm probably not going to spend much time and resources trying to make the process better, faster, etc., after I get her over here.

So, unless I'm just the rare selfish person I would venture a guess that for most people USCIS, the costs, the procedures, etc., are only imported while you are trapped in the process. Before or years after few people care.

Take a look at some of the comments posted about this article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...7102801706.html

Comments: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...6_Comments.html

and you'll quickly realize that most people don't give a $%^#. The attitude I sense is "We stole this land fair and square, now no one else is allowed to come here (even legally)". Sorry, but I'm feeling extremely cynical today.

I watched my cousin go through this process a few years ago and thought he was nuts. Suddenly I'm a little more sympathetic!

"I dust a bit...in addition, I am at the moment writing a lengthy indictment against our century. When my brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an occasional cheese dip."

~ Ignatius J. Reilly in Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

If you haven't read this book, DO SO! It is hilarious.

Edited February 1, 2008 by WideAwakeInTheUSA