Official White House Petition, need your signatureS!!

[PD is Current. 50]

Official White House Petition to eliminate the numerical limit on the immigrant visas available to spouses and children of permanent residents.

Direct URL note the space between https and :

https ://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/remove-restrictions-prevent-spouses-legal-permanent-residents-green-card-holders-be-reunited/x5WscHSj

Please sign!

"we petition the obama administration to:

Remove restrictions that prevent spouses of Legal Permanent Residents (Green Card Holders) to be reunited with families.

Many lawful permanent residents (green card holders) are currently living in the United States, separated from their families.

These are mostly young families — a husband or wife, separated from their spouse and young child. They are waiting for their I-130 petitions (petition for relative) to be approved. The current waiting time is 3-5 years.

While they wait, their spouse and child are not allowed to enter the U.S., even for a brief visit. The permanent resident, on the other hand, must reside predominantly in the U.S., otherwise they lose their permanent residency status.

Immigration law is splitting families apart!

Please sign this petition to eliminate the numerical limit on the immigrant visas available to spouses and children of permanent residents.

Created: Oct 08, 2011"

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

Kool. Of all signatures received.... HOW SOON would the change take effect

[PD is Current. 50]

Kool. Of all signatures received.... HOW SOON would the change take effect

I'm not really sure. Hope it take please before our PD is current!!!!

Short URL is

www.wh.gov/29Y

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Edited October 10, 2011 by PD is Current.

[PD is Current. 50]

My FACEBOOK post goes like this, free feel to do the same :

"Help unit families of Green Card Holder by signing a white house petition.

Please forward this URL www.wh.gov/29Y to your friends. Thanks.

For more info : www.unitefamilies.org

http:// www.wh.gov/29Y"

[jhp 10]

good work...i already signed.....plz friends lets carry the good work to a new high......

[Athena June 37]

Thanks for starting this thread! I've also posted the link on FB and asked my husband to sign.

Edited October 10, 2011 by Athena June

[Jojo92122 1,924]

Official White House Petition to eliminate the numerical limit on the immigrant visas available to spouses and children of permanent residents.

Direct URL note the space between https and :

https ://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/remove-restrictions-prevent-spouses-legal-permanent-residents-green-card-holders-be-reunited/x5WscHSj

Please sign!

"we petition the obama administration to:

Remove restrictions that prevent spouses of Legal Permanent Residents (Green Card Holders) to be reunited with families.

Many lawful permanent residents (green card holders) are currently living in the United States, separated from their families.

These are mostly young families — a husband or wife, separated from their spouse and young child. They are waiting for their I-130 petitions (petition for relative) to be approved. The current waiting time is 3-5 years.

While they wait, their spouse and child are not allowed to enter the U.S., even for a brief visit. The permanent resident, on the other hand, must reside predominantly in the U.S., otherwise they lose their permanent residency status.

Immigration law is splitting families apart!

Please sign this petition to eliminate the numerical limit on the immigrant visas available to spouses and children of permanent residents.

Created: Oct 08, 2011"

While I empathize with families being separated while immigrating to the US, I find it unfair to say that "immigration law is splitting families apart." Immigration to the US is a choice. No one is forced to come here. When a person makes a choice to immigrate alone to the US and later bring a spouse and children, it is unfortunate that they have to be temporarily separated. However, it is their choice. It is not US immigration laws that are splitting families apart. These families would be completely intact if they choose not to immigrate to the US alone.

Many people choose to come to the US as an "unmarried child" in the F2b category. These folks choose to leave their "spouses" (long time girlfriend or boyfriend) and children at home. If these people do not want to separate their families, then they should wait until dad or mom becomes a US citizen and upgrade their petitions to F3 family preference cases. In the F3 category, the entire family can immigrate together.

Edited October 10, 2011 by Jojo92122

[PD is Current. 50]

While I empathize with families being separated while immigrating to the US, I find it unfair to say that "immigration law is splitting families apart."

You find that unfair? How bout this :

1) H1B holder's spouse automatically gets greencard when his/her spouse GC was approved. And while they wait, the spouse can stay in the U.S.

2) No line for overseas USC spouse. No waiting for them either. GC holder spouse have to wait 3-5 years for nothing.

3) K-1 is available for USC and not GC holder.

4) GC holder spouse/children are 99.999% likely not to get travel visa approved while they wait.

Just because the one decided to work here doesn't mean their families have to spend years apart because of these ridiculous laws F2A spouse has to face.

[kamimitsu 6]

I think it's important to point out two things about the petition (wording issues notwithstanding):

1. We need 25,000 signatures IN ONE MONTH.

2. Even if we get the signatures that only means that the administration will LOOK INTO the issue (not necessarily do anything about it.)

That said, I think it's a great way of bringing attention to the matter and I hope we get the necessary signatures within the time frame.

[AKSinghSingh79 143]

2) No line for overseas USC spouse. No waiting for them either. GC holder spouse have to wait 3-5 years for nothing.

3) K-1 is available for USC and not GC holder.

Just because the one decided to work here doesn't mean their families have to spend years apart because of these ridiculous laws F2A spouse has to face.

I see nothing unfair about a USC getting priority over a GC holder. That is a USC's rights. A GC holder at one time, willingly came to the U.S. to work and settle on their own free will. As the above poster stated, if they had never left their home country, they would have never had an issue with being apart from their families.

I truly do sympathize with the pain experienced when being separated from your loved ones but I simply do not agree with you that GC holders should have the same priority as a USC.

[Jojo92122 1,924]

You find that unfair? How bout this :

1) H1B holder's spouse automatically gets greencard when his/her spouse GC was approved. And while they wait, the spouse can stay in the U.S.

2) No line for overseas USC spouse. No waiting for them either. GC holder spouse have to wait 3-5 years for nothing.

3) K-1 is available for USC and not GC holder.

4) GC holder spouse/children are 99.999% likely not to get travel visa approved while they wait.

Just because the one decided to work here doesn't mean their families have to spend years apart because of these ridiculous laws F2A spouse has to face. How about deciding to work in their own countries so they don't have to be separated from their families? No one forced these people to immigrate to the US and leave their families.

To rebut your points;

1. An H1-B is a non-immigrant. The spouse of an H1-B visa holder cannot work in the US. Some may qualify for employment based green cards, but not all. These people are highly educated and make immense contribution to the US economy. They have proven their worth and are not likely to be a drag on society.

2. An LPR is a foreign citizen who is a guest in the US. Why shouldn't a US citizen be given preferential treatment over an LPR?

3. Once again, are you suggesting that a foreign national should have the same rights as a US citizen to bring over a spouse?

4. Please point to a study or report that says that a GC holder's spouse and children are 99.999% likely not to get a travel visa. That means only 1 out of 100,000 visitor visa applications is approved. Are you making more stuff up or do you have any facts? In addition, don't these people have the intent to immigrate?

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It seems that you think an LPR should have the same rights as a US citizen to bring over family. Can you point to any country that does not give preference to its own citizens over foreign residents?

I wish you the best of luck in getting the law changed. However, I find the characterization that US immigrations laws are responsible for separating families is unfair because no one is forced to immigrate to the US and leave their family. People make choices to separate their family so they can benefit from this great society.

Edited October 11, 2011 by Jojo92122

[amandas1216 8]

agree with aksing.....im usc and we would have to wait extra long for our family!that would not be fair to us!

[Harsh_77 716]

You find that unfair? How bout this :

1) H1B holder's spouse automatically gets greencard when his/her spouse GC was approved. And while they wait, the spouse can stay in the U.S.

2) No line for overseas USC spouse. No waiting for them either. GC holder spouse have to wait 3-5 years for nothing.

3) K-1 is available for USC and not GC holder.

4) GC holder spouse/children are 99.999% likely not to get travel visa approved while they wait.

Just because the one decided to work here doesn't mean their families have to spend years apart because of these ridiculous laws F2A spouse has to face.

Dude you knew the restriction of being LPR before you got married so don’t make is sound like you got the ####### deal.

Dude, lot of H1 holders their spouse and kids return back to their home country after their work is complete.

They are here on temp basis that’s the reason their spouse gets to come on H4 quickly, are you your spouse of kids ever going to go back?

Who told you there is no lines for spouse of USC, most spouse of USC spend 7-8 months in the line before they can enter US. That if their case is clean and straight forward, if one is from restricted country or has case with complication means ppl will spend year or sometimes even more in AP or other process.

K1 is to USC they have that option, if it was same for LPR as well then what would be difference between LPR and USC?

You were well aware of the laws and restriction of being LPR , so don’t cry sour grapes.

[Harsh_77 716]

I think it's important to point out two things about the petition (wording issues notwithstanding):

1. We need 25,000 signatures IN ONE MONTH.

2. Even if we get the signatures that only means that the administration will LOOK INTO the issue (not necessarily do anything about it.)

That said, I think it's a great way of bringing attention to the matter and I hope we get the necessary signatures within the time frame.

Dude if they just started working based on signature tomm all B1/2 ppl would start a campaing asking that all of the ppl who apply should get B1/2 and no time or any kinda restriction on them. They might collect a million signature do you think they would care about those million signature?

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Not all family members of US citizens are not subject to annual limits. In fact, three of the four family preference visa categories are for relatives of US citizens, and they are all subject to numerical limits. I wouldn't mind much if they applied numerical limits to the immediate relative categories, either.

Numerical limits exist for a reason - to keep family based immigration down to a manageable level, and allow the US to absorb the immigrants as they arrive. I think it's a practical way to manage this, and I'm strongly opposed to any effort to do away with the numerical limits.

I will not sign this petition.