USC Green Card Petitioners' Committee

[Blueberry Pancake 311]

I wrote a handful of letters to the editor of some Chicago area papers. I hope our story is good enough to print! Anyone who wants to help, I can provide a suitable letter. Just ask for it and I'll pm you. Then you can just submit to your local papers online.

Could you send it to me? Thank you

[jacqueline6001 8]

I'm glad someone has taken up this responsibility. Though the committee has not decided on this just yet, I think the idea for the White House petition is good. The Obama administration has commented on petitions that only have a few thousand signatures. Why not us? The important part is that we coordinate the our efforts.

We have:

1. A final draft of the letter (I think it's final)

2. Participants for the video and a YouTube account ready and waiting (Still waiting for the script to be final)

3. A Twitter account, but not enough followers

4. Committee members posting the link the to letter around the web (we need more activity)

Once all of these are ready, then the time for the petition will be right. Then we will more easily be able to lead people to the page and get signatures, which of course is not as easy as it sounds...

The reason I am willing to take up this responsibility is that I've been through 5 labor law disputes, 2 of them have reached the court system and I was my own attorney. Right before the trials, both companies settled in mediation and did not want to hassle with me. When it comes to law, I have no fear of the justice system. After all, we are told by our government to use it to the fullest extent, but not against them. We shall see what can be accomplished.

I like the idea of how things are already coming into place. Any other petitions that I need to place my name on out there? Did I miss any? I just want to make sure.

Coming all together via the web speaks in volume in my opinion.

[Karmalicious 60]

Yes, please send me a copy of that letter... I will send to local news people. Thanks.

[Kaylara 814]

If you send me a copy of the letter, I'll send it out to all the local newspapers/radio stations/tv stations and also NPR.

[Kaylara 814]

Nancy Pelosi is going to be on FB in a few minutes talking about what she's going to do for comprehensive immigration reform. Perhaps a few of us can ask her about the I130 backlog? I'll be doing it. Is anyone else online and able to do it as well?

[Kaylara 814]

Nancy Pelosi is going to be on FB in a few minutes talking about what she's going to do for comprehensive immigration reform. Perhaps a few of us can ask her about the I130 backlog? I'll be doing it. Is anyone else online and able to do it as well?

Here's what I just asked: Mrs. Pelosi,

I am a current petitioner with the USCIS for my husband of 7 1/2 years, and have been waiting for any action on my petition since March 20, 2013. I have been advised that as of this point (over 7 months into the process) that I will probably need to wait another 8 months just to have my case adjudicated and moved to the NVC. The USCIS can provide no concrete answers about my case to me except to tell me to keep waiting. The target approval time is 5 months, but the national average for this process currently sits at 16.6 months, and I have been made to understand that they are not adjudicating K-3 visas because they deny there is need for it. My question is this, what will immigration reform do for us, the US Citizens, who have followed the law, but are not being processed in a timely manner and have no recourse through the USCIS? A forced separation of 2+ years is unreasonable to me. My understanding is that there are over 300,000 US citizens currently in a similar situation to my own. I have read that fiance visas are being processed in under 3 months, and for Legal permenent residents to bring their spouse to the US it's taking about 5 months. Why are US Citizens being put on the backburner? What can be done to fix this problem and ensure that petitions will not have to face this in the future? What are your plans to insert some recourse to petitioners, so that the USCIS can't just change the rules instead of fixing a problem that they, themselves, created?

Thank you,

Jessica XXXXXX

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[lucybelle 453]

Let us know if she replies!!!

[Kaylara 814]

I saw someone else posted a similar question to mine right before I did. Someone from here?

[Smitten 5]

Here's what I just asked: Mrs. Pelosi,

I am a current petitioner with the USCIS for my husband of 7 1/2 years, and have been waiting for any action on my petition since March 20, 2013. I have been advised that as of this point (over 7 months into the process) that I will probably need to wait another 8 months just to have my case adjudicated and moved to the NVC. The USCIS can provide no concrete answers about my case to me except to tell me to keep waiting. The target approval time is 5 months, but the national average for this process currently sits at 16.6 months, and I have been made to understand that they are not adjudicating K-3 visas because they deny there is need for it. My question is this, what will immigration reform do for us, the US Citizens, who have followed the law, but are not being processed in a timely manner and have no recourse through the USCIS? A forced separation of 2+ years is unreasonable to me. My understanding is that there are over 300,000 US citizens currently in a similar situation to my own. I have read that fiance visas are being processed in under 3 months, and for Legal permenent residents to bring their spouse to the US it's taking about 5 months. Why are US Citizens being put on the backburner? What can be done to fix this problem and ensure that petitions will not have to face this in the future? What are your plans to insert some recourse to petitioners, so that the USCIS can't just change the rules instead of fixing a problem that they, themselves, created?

Thank you,

Jessica XXXXXX

Well stated!

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[Kaylara 814]

Her answer to me was thus: Jessica XXXXX Our bill focuses a great deal on family reunification. We are absolutely committed to approving the process for the immediate relatives of U.S. citizens. HR 15 is not only focused on undocumented immigrants, it's about American families. House Dems are currently talking to USCIS about their growing delays in the family-based immigration system--they need to improve processing times.

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[Hiwatari 9]

Her answer to me was thus: Jessica XXXXXX Our bill focuses a great deal on family reunification. We are absolutely committed to approving the process for the immediate relatives of U.S. citizens. HR 15 is not only focused on undocumented immigrants, it's about American families. House Dems are currently talking to USCIS about their growing delays in the family-based immigration system--they need to improve processing times.

So pretty much... nothing?

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[scienceworks 64]

Typical politician-style answering.

[thedude6752000 360]

Her answer to me was thus: Jessica XXXXXX Our bill focuses a great deal on family reunification. We are absolutely committed to approving the process for the immediate relatives of U.S. citizens. HR 15 is not only focused on undocumented immigrants, it's about American families. House Dems are currently talking to USCIS about their growing delays in the family-based immigration system--they need to improve processing times.

What evasive, nonsensical BS.

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[dwheels76 5,468]

Funny its us US citizens the ones not undocumented folk that will be voting. Why is there even focus there.

Let me translate for you what she really is saying. What is she talkig about? I have no clue what all those letters are she is referring to can you get one of my aides to look them up. What does adjudicate mean really? And what is a K3 and a K1. I thought we were talking immigration here.

[Hollyday 122]

What evasive, nonsensical BS.

Exactly.