My name came up in a conversation

[nottoolong 1]

I was talking with a friend who visits our facility about once a month this morning. The last time he was here was before our NOA2. He asked how things were going and I gave him an update. I told him we received our NOA2 on 7/6 and we were on to the next step. He was happy for us. He then said my name came up in a conversation recently. He was talking with someone who has a daughter whose dating someone with an expired student visa. They have no plans on him returning to wherever he came from. My friend told them about me and what I (and all of us here) are going through to do it the right way. Guess he just heard excuses in response. Maybe they'll be caught, who knows. It's just frustrating to hear, and it probably happens more than we want to know. It does however feel good knowing that we're doing this the right way and will have no problems once we're together. I'm sure it will be a rough road at times, but not as rough if we were doing this the wrong way, and were caught.

[Ning 619]

I was talking with a friend who visits our facility about once a month this morning. The last time he was here was before our NOA2. He asked how things were going and I gave him an update. I told him we received our NOA2 on 7/6 and we were on to the next step. He was happy for us. He then said my name came up in a conversation recently. He was talking with someone who has a daughter whose dating someone with an expired student visa. They have no plans on him returning to wherever he came from. My friend told them about me and what I (and all of us here) are going through to do it the right way. Guess he just heard excuses in response. Maybe they'll be caught, who knows. It's just frustrating to hear, and it probably happens more than we want to know. It does however feel good knowing that we're doing this the right way and will have no problems once we're together. I'm sure it will be a rough road at times, but not as rough if we were doing this the wrong way, and were caught.

The mayor of Thai Town near L A recently said there are 250 thousand Thais there. He also said at least 100 thousand of those are illegals. They used all these illegal methods to remain here. They are forced to live a miserable life in my opinion while having no way to repair what they have done. Some have contacted me asking for help. My responce is that they need to go home. I will not assist them in any other way.

I know somone where I live that has done exactly what you describe. She is very sorry for what she has done. He husband will leave soon for Canada. She has no idea of how she will survive here & cant go with him. She works for cash as a waitress but this wont be enough to pay her expenses soon. They have lived with the feeling of looking over their shoulder for a long time. She cant work, drive ect because of the lack of status. I hope she will return to Thailand.

There is no question that immigration must be done by following the laws. Its difficult, expensive & takes a long time but there is no better investment in a lifetime that I can think of. This country has provided me exactly what the Constitution describes as well as the opportunity I had dreamed of.

[J and S 38]

The mayor of Thai Town near L A recently said there are 250 thousand Thais there. He also said at least 100 thousand of those are illegals. They used all these illegal methods to remain here. They are forced to live a miserable life in my opinion while having no way to repair what they have done. Some have contacted me asking for help. My responce is that they need to go home. I will not assist them in any other way.

I know somone where I live that has done exactly what you describe. She is very sorry for what she has done. He husband will leave soon for Canada. She has no idea of how she will survive here & cant go with him. She works for cash as a waitress but this wont be enough to pay her expenses soon. They have lived with the feeling of looking over their shoulder for a long time. She cant work, drive ect because of the lack of status. I hope she will return to Thailand.

There is no question that immigration must be done by following the laws. Its difficult, expensive & takes a long time but there is no better investment in a lifetime that I can think of. This country has provided me exactly what the Constitution describes as well as the opportunity I had dreamed of.

I would agree with this.

I also know people who have tried to do this. It is not a life worth living. They are constantly worried because of the illegal person's status. And then they can't even adjust status. Hopefully they will listen to someone. If not, oh well...what can we do?

[Brit Abroad 166]

I can't understand how people live with the uncertainty of being caught and looking over their shoulder every day of their lives. It must be one helluva stressful lifestyle.

[nottoolong 1]

I can't understand how people live with the uncertainty of being caught and looking over their shoulder every day of their lives. It must be one helluva stressful lifestyle.

Yes, I couldn't do that either. Always looking over your shoulder, not for me. Hopefully they will understand at some point and go about things properly. I'll get an update on them when I see my friend next month.

Ning you had a good example. They're surely more illegals than I know of. We've had issues where I work actually. Hopefully everything works out for the couple you mentioned.

[J and S 38]

One thing also, is that if the couple does decide to do things the right way down the road...unless he sneaks out of the country and back to his, they'll see on his passport that he overstayed his visa.

This can cause problems for them. It's happened to at least one friend of mine. The guy had been in the US for 7 years illegally, and he went back to his country so they could "go about it properly." There were questions as to why there was no records for anything (residence, job, etc) in his home country for 7 years. The obvious implication was that he had been in the US illegally.

[Ready to do it 101]

Well aren't you a good samaritan. I disagree completely. People should not be ostracized simply based on where they are born. Amnesty for all is the solution. But how can we possibly pay for all the people who will take advantage of all the social services? We don't. That's the problem. All the free services, for everyone! Get rid of all social programs for everyone and open the borders. It would work. The real problem is not illegal immigrants. The real problem is this idea that hopitals need to care for a non-paying patient. No money, no service... legal status should not be an issue.

Some have contacted me asking for help. My responce is that they need to go home. I will not assist them in any other way.

[Ning 619]

Well aren't you a good samaritan. I disagree completely. People should not be ostracized simply based on where they are born. Amnesty for all is the solution. But how can we possibly pay for all the people who will take advantage of all the social services? We don't. That's the problem. All the free services, for everyone! Get rid of all social programs for everyone and open the borders. It would work. The real problem is not illegal immigrants. The real problem is this idea that hopitals need to care for a non-paying patient. No money, no service... legal status should not be an issue.

No need for the wise #### remarks. I suppose its the way you were raised.

You think myself or others should enter into helping illegals find a way to stay in the USA? They are breaking the laws while using the services provided for by taxes they dont apy amoungst other things. My guess is you run your mouth while exerting zero effort in any direction.

They arent ostrizised because of where they were born. Its because they arent born here & enter illegally. You think we should just open the boarders to rid the USA of all social problems? You must need to be educated in social sciences badly.

You think the problem is centered around hospitals that care for no paying people? Where we live there are many of those people & they are almost all illegals. You simply dont have a clue.

[Karee 4,190]

I met a few at the Thai cat house here in Dallas that came over on K-1, and are obviously out of status.. They didn't seem to worried about it.

[KittyPollitt 284]

Well aren't you a good samaritan. I disagree completely. People should not be ostracized simply based on where they are born. Amnesty for all is the solution. But how can we possibly pay for all the people who will take advantage of all the social services? We don't. That's the problem. All the free services, for everyone! Get rid of all social programs for everyone and open the borders. It would work. The real problem is not illegal immigrants. The real problem is this idea that hopitals need to care for a non-paying patient. No money, no service... legal status should not be an issue.

What about all of the American citizens who work their butts off at low paying jobs and can't afford insurance? If someone like me, who works 2 jobs to make ends meet but can't afford outrageous insurance premiums has a heart attack- I should just DIE because I can't afford insurance!? Screw you, man.. That's all I can say.

[JoannaV 174]

It does however feel good knowing that we're doing this the right way and will have no problems once we're together. I'm sure it will be a rough road at times, but not as rough if we were doing this the wrong way, and were caught.

It's not just getting caught and living in the fear of getting caught. It is living your entire life in a country where you have no legal status and so do not have the freedom to do certain things. Travelling, working, retiring....even ignoring the fear of being caught there are so many things which are opened up to you when you go the legal route.

(I don't mean people can't work without legal status. I mean that there are so many possibilities for work which are not open to them.)

It may seem the hard route now, but you are right, your life together really will be so good :-)

[rlogan 2,036]

Incredibly, some estimates are putting it at over 30 million illegals. So regardless of what our opinions are on it, the numbers are staggering, dwarfing legal immigration.

[Neonred 3,562]

Well aren't you a good samaritan. I disagree completely. People should not be ostracized simply based on where they are born. Amnesty for all is the solution. But how can we possibly pay for all the people who will take advantage of all the social services? We don't. That's the problem. All the free services, for everyone! Get rid of all social programs for everyone and open the borders. It would work. The real problem is not illegal immigrants. The real problem is this idea that hopitals need to care for a non-paying patient. No money, no service... legal status should not be an issue.

Ha... Funny

[newlyweds2010 208]

The only reason why this country still works (sort of) is that it selects its immigrants. Open doors, but secure gates. If we follow the great idea of "ready to", this country will turn into - say - Italy. No thanks.

[Karee 4,190]

The only reason why this country still works (sort of) is that it selects its immigrants. Open doors, but secure gates. If we follow the great idea of "ready to", this country will turn into - say - Italy. No thanks.

I agree with that to an extent. There is no good reason it should take a year to get your spouse to the US legally. Do it the right way and it takes forever. Swim a river and you might get amnesty down the road.

My grandparents just showed up on a boat and everything was cool.