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Originally Posted by Sparkle
My heart goes out to Vlasta and her family. And it is so lovely of you to reach out and to support her.
I've been on the sharp end of immigration law myself; as have soooo very many of my friends. It is painful and frustrating and soul altering, and I'm sorry they are suffering.
I used to sit on the board for an LGBT Immigration Rights group in the UK and as a former volunteer & Board member & immigrant:
it is vital that they get sound legal advice from a professional.
No one here should be giving advice (unless they are an immigration lawyer). The law changes so quickly, it is very complicated and the consequences for incomplete or incorrect information are severe.
[note: this is not meant as a lecture, no one has given legal advice here to date, but I think it is incredibly important that this is stressed. just as we shouldn't look for medical advice on message boards we should absolutely not rely upon legal advice. I heard too many tragic stories from families - to not say this.]
The links that Linus shared are a great starting point. They will help her find someone local who can help and they will be a sympathetic and supportive.
The new laws that some states are enacting are hateful and discriminatory and unconstitutional, end of story. It winds me up to the point of rage in about .02seconds. Time will tell how the Supreme Court responds.
This is a good article about some states (Arizona, Alabama, Georgia) attempting to override federal immigration law enforcement.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kristi...b_1149479.html
Wishing Vlasta and her family peaceful holidays and a successful resolution. |
Hey Sparkle, you are such a sweetheart too. Thanks for your post and yes, it's important to have authentic, professional advice from a highly specialized attorney in Immigration Law or any other specialized law (ie, marriage, business, estate, criminal, anti-trust, etc.). I so know what you mean about going from zero to rage in less than 2 seconds! Thank you for the article you provided too - will read it in a few. Snow, was sorry to hear you were having difficulties too but that in your case, it is not too hard to fix. Greyson, I hear you on feeling disappointed in the lack of fair treatment extended to veterans in good standing. I couldn't help but feel Vlasta's sadness and frustration and trying to resist heartbreak when you know the war has only half begun. I am blessed with close lady friends who are wonderful friends with loving, supportive hearts. I'm so lucky they care about me and my sons and have helped me through all kinds of ordeals (friends here, too) and we survive and thrive because there's people who care about what's going down (on our permanent records, I guess you could say).
Thank you Linus for the links to explore for extra help for Vlasta (and anyone else who could use this information too)!!!
You're welcome Vlasta.
