Admin. Plans Change in Immigration Rule

[lonestarnot]

(WASHINGTON) — The Obama administration plans a rule change to help reduce the time illegal immigrant spouses and children are separated from citizen relatives while they try to win legal status in the United States, a senior administration official said Thursday.

Currently, illegal immigrants must leave the country before they can ask the government to waive a three- to 10-year ban on legally coming back to the U.S. The length of the ban depends on how long they have lived in the U.S. without permission.
(See pictures of immigration in Europe.)

The official said the new rule would let children and spouses of citizens ask the government to decide on the waiver request before the illegal immigrant heads to his or her home country to apply for a visa. The illegal immigrants still must go home to finish the visa process to come back to the U.S., but getting the waiver ahead of time could reduce the time an illegal immigrant is out of the country.



Read more: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2103877,00.html#ixzz1igibs9LL


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Neener neener neener bigots!

[Marrah_G]

1. The sister of a young man I know moved to Colombia when her husband was deported.

They've been there 2 years so far. I'm not sure how long it will be before they can come back as a family.

[lonestarnot]

2. I'm sorry Marrah_G

[Marrah_G]

4. I think they are doing okay there for now

She and their two children have learned fluent Spanish so now when they do come back it should be an advantage. I have to applaud her for going with him and keeping their family together and I really hope these changes are made soon so they can all come back together.

[lonestarnot]

5. As do I.

Fluency in Spanish is a good thing.

[ProSense]

3. Easier Route to Green Card to Be Proposed for Some

Easier Route to Green Card to Be Proposed for Some

By JULIA PRESTON

Obama administration officials announced on Friday that they will propose a fix to a notorious snag in immigration law that will spare hundreds of thousands of American citizens from prolonged separations from immigrant spouses and children.

The change that immigration officials are offering would benefit United States citizens who are married to or have children who are illegal immigrants. It would correct a bureaucratic Catch-22 that those Americans now confront when their spouses or children apply to become legal permanent residents.

Although the tweak that officials of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services are proposing appears small, immigration lawyers and advocates for immigrants say it will make a great difference for countless Americans. Thousands will no longer be separated from loved ones, they said, and the change could encourage Americans to come forward to apply to bring illegal immigrant family members into the legal system.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/07/us/path-to-green-card-for-illegal-immigrant-family-members-of-americans.html?_r=1

[lonestarnot]

6. Yeah!

[UTUSN]

7. R#3 & K n/t