She grew up believing she was a U.S. citizen. Then she applied for a passport

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https://www.tpr.org/border-immigration/2025-04-19/she-grew-up-believing-she-was-a-u-s-citizen-then-she-applied-for-a-passport

 

I have sympathy with people in this situation, short version she was brought to the US presumably as a visitor and adopted when she was a few months old, and then nothing.

 

Some quotes from the article.

 

A, who is now in her 40s, vulnerable to deportation to her native South Korea — a country she has never been to

A was just 3 weeks old when she was brought to the West Coast from South Korea.

 

Both can not be true, the story speaks to itself why lie?

 

In 2022, A married a U.S. citizen — opening up a new viable pathway toward citizenship. It's promising, but A won't be able to get a green card until she has obtained adoption papers.

 

She has a Lawyer, presumably she was not smuggled in so has valid inspection so why not just adjust. Why mention Citizenship, first step is Permanent Residency.

 

Why would you not have someone write the article who actually knows about the subject, or at least have it fact checked?

[Crazy Cat 43,439]

6 hours ago, Boiler said:

Why would you not have someone write the article who actually knows about the subject, or at least have it fact checked?

Because it wouldn't fit their agenda.  They are pushing a social message.

Edited April 20 by Crazy Cat

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9 hours ago, Boiler said:

A, who is now in her 40s, vulnerable to deportation to her native South Korea — a country she has never been to

A was just 3 weeks old when she was brought to the West Coast from South Korea.

 

Both can not be true, the story speaks to itself why lie?

How can both not be true? If she was brought to the US in the 80s age 3 weeks old?

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How can you not have been in a country you were born in.

[Sam Burns 173]

On 12/11/2024 at 11:28 PM, azziaando said:

Hello everyone!

Me:
- I am a 24 year old Moroccan with 3 years and 6 months of work experience in the IT field.
- My net monthly salary is 16,000 MAD (1,600 USD).
- Travel history: Thailand, Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Turkey.

My girlfriend:
- Is a 23 year old Moroccan master's student, and is gonna graduate in the summer of 2025.
- We have been together for almost 5 years (we have selfies/photos to prove it).
- Travel history: None.

We're not married or engaged, just boyfriend & girlfriend.

Our plan: Right after her graduating, I want to treat her to a 1 week trip to the USA (100% financed by me). We will go sight-seeing on the east cost and attend a Music festival/concert.

From my perspective, I think we should have no problem getting our visa approved.
But that doesn't matter. I want to know what the visa officer's perspective and you the forum members'.
What are your opinions on our case?

Thank you 😄

 

11 hours ago, Boiler said:

How can you not have been in a country you were born in.

It’s not like she was there of her own volition, there’s an obvious difference between this and going somewhere voluntarily.

[vanhiscers87 35]

7 hours ago, Sam Burns said:

 

It’s not like she was there of her own volition, there’s an obvious difference between this and going somewhere voluntarily.

I think what the OP meant was that the journalist could have written: “a country she has no memory of.” It could simply be a lack of proofreading, OR intention to make readers more sympathetic. I’ve also read immigration related stories before where you could tell the journalist has no coherent understanding of immigration process, which, to readers who know the the process, discredits the whole article, because at that point, all the readers can think about is OK, what else is the journalist wrong about or fails to mention.

 

I do agree, however, that the adopted parents were to blame, like DACA parents that put their children at a social disadvantage from the get go. I’ve been working in banking for more than 7 years, but I navigated through most of my immigration journey before that. I used to be very liberal, but working in banking turned me into a hard centrist, because I’ve realized a lot of the people the left want me to have sympathy for put themselves into that situation due to their own ignorance or bad life choices.

 

one thing I’ve discovered in banking is that immigrants who didn’t have their upbringing in the U.S. are way more vigilant about their immigration status than those who did. I’ve met DACA eligible college student who didn’t know what DACA is; I’ve met U.S. citizens who don’t know how to answer the question “are you a citizen or a Permanent Resident” or wonder if they need currency exchange to visit Puerto Rico; I’ve met people who presented a version of the Green Card with no expiration date you see in history books, insisting that it was still valid, and they didn’t have to apply for the current version, etc.

Edited April 21 by vanhiscers87