Ukrainian-American woman travels to Poland in unsuccessful bid to get family to U.S.: "They just turned us away"

[millefleur 5,043]

15 minutes ago, MarJhi said:

There is a human trafficking problem, the "renting" out of children so they cross the border with that child.

The problem is actually now beginning to show up in Europe as well. Let's not forget there are a lot of bad actors out there who can't wait to take advantage of the chaos.

Children fleeing Ukraine conflict ‘disappearing’ at borders

Ukrainian children escaping the war are going missing, and many are in danger of being kidnapped by human smugglers as 2.5 million refugees have massed at the borders, aid groups say.

 

Aid workers are seeing many kids being sent alone to neighboring countries by desperate parents, and with no one to meet them as they cross the border, according to The Guardian.

 

Read more here: https://nypost.com/2022/03/12/children-fleeing-ukraine-conflict-disappearing-at-borders/

[TBoneTX 44,672]

Nearly two dozen posts have been removed because of bickering or being off-topic for this forum.  General questions, comments, and observations about illegal immigration or border-crossing in general can be posted in the Current Events & Hot Social Topics thread.

 

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[Todd and Ann 5]

The article in the original post states that the girl is the US citizen’s sister and she is 19 years old.  The article states “teen” to garner sympathy from readers, but to the US Government that means adult.  She has no passport so her identity cannot be verified.  The USC and “teen” sister should both get DNA tests to prove relationship, then USC should go back to USA and petition her.  Unfortunately the nephew who is 16 needs a parent or sibling in the US with citizenship or a green card to petition him.

Edited March 14, 2022 by Todd and Ann

[Boiler 44,857]

Does not matter if the sister is 9 or 19

 

She does not need her sisters passport to sponsor her

[Todd and Ann 5]

1 minute ago, Boiler said:

Does not matter if the sister is 9 or 19

 

She does not need her sisters passport to sponsor her

I was not aware of that… thx

[SalishSea 17,473]

On 3/12/2022 at 7:06 AM, Boiler said:

Biden said he would  welcome Ukrainians with open arms seems to be where the confusion arose.

*Legally, and through the proper channels.  Imagine the response if he opened the borders as a free-for-all to Ukranians, lol.

 

On a practical level, it makes far more sense for Ukranians to seek assistance from their immediate neighbors, i.e. Poland.

[SalishSea 17,473]

On 3/12/2022 at 8:40 AM, Lonny&Kris said:

Curious to see what people's thoughts are on taking the route of crossing the u.s Mexican border vs waiting for expedition to be approved or not, and then also waiting for that to finish. I don't support illegal immigration, but desperate times calls for desperate measures I guess. I want to be clear I'm not advocating for people to cross illegally, just curious on what people's opinions are considering the extreme circumstances going on. 

Curiously, same considerations do not seem to be given for brown people crossing the southern border, fleeing Central and South American atrocities.  Those people are just as desperate.

[millefleur 5,043]

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Edited March 15, 2022 by millefleur