tom44

No! I think she applied for an extension but was denied but at the same time because of the conflict in Syria she applied for temp green card and was approved. Now she has a social security card and receives EBT card(food stamps)! I try to be honest and I get a tax bill and some people have bad intentions in the beginning and the government helps them! I hate it for the kid but I think she needs to get sent back to her country or at the very least go back to the country(Jordan) that allowed her to get on a plane pregnant before landing in the u.s. let them give her food stamps!

I guess the US taxpayers are picking up the medical care tab too

Damn the idiots who go on and kill people, that would be more appropriate thing to say....

If you need some type of welfare how can you meet the immigration qualifications let alone afford to travel to a foreign country? This does not seem right others in their postings also.

The question is how are you going to support your spouse when you can't even support yourself?

Why are so many blind to see the immigration system in this country is screwed up? What do other countries do for a USC trying to immigrate there? Can a USC ever go to the philippines and become a citizen? NO. Can anyone immigrate to Australia without having a job there? NOPE. What about the prostitutes from Brazil? They happened to just be in a situation involving secret service. Dumb luck they were the ones. And they can immigrate to the US just for a story. The protestor in China. Jailed there, but gets to come to the US within a month. Why do they get moved to the front of the line?
You have at least a better view that the children get benefits (but it costs the people who do things LEGALLY, time... one thing you can not get back. And I mean that as processing time that we have to wait. The actual time spent someone working on a case is the same, but adding more orders makes the overall processing time longer. It's not a hard concept to grasp) Some just think that the parents get rights to stay too because you "can't" break up families. You feel we don't give compassion, but what you don't realize it's actually being shoveled out already. We can't solve all of the world's problems.

Do you mean "shouldn't"?

That's because in the US many people believe that "support from the government" is a euphemism for "support from the taxpayers". The government in the US doesn't have any money they didn't take from a taxpayer or borrow from a bond holder. The same is true in most countries that aren't socialist (i.e., where the government isn't getting revenue from nationalized industries), but many people don't make the mental connection between the government's money and where the government got that money.
I'm not belittling the social support structure they have in Australia, especially if most Australians are happy with it. I'm saying that, to a large degree, people in America don't feel the same way. Most people in America believe that unearned public benefits should be reserved for those who are either permanently incapable of supporting themselves (the disabled), or are temporarily down on their luck. What might be surprising is that this belief is the strongest in America's working class. The people who believe that America should have a social support structure resembling the one in Australia or much of Europe are at opposite ends of the income spectrum - those at the bottom who would directly benefit from a strong social support system, and wealthy liberals who would happily contribute a chunk of their own wealth if the government forced everyone else to do the same. The people in between don't like it because they're the ones who would mostly be paying for it.
Immigration law is crafted to appease the majority of American who feel this way. Americans, for the most part, expect the costs of family immigration to be paid for by the families and immigrants, and that there should be protections in place to ensure that Americans aren't left holding the bill for immigrants who can't support themselves.

Then do it the right way get a divorce and let your new love petition for you. "He must feel inorder to hear."

No the states aren't. That's what Jim was saying. If you can prove you're a resident of a state (i.e. LIVING there, not LPR) you get subsidised tuition for "in-state rates". If illegals want to study that's all well and good, but they shouldn't get subsidised. They should benefit from government assistance/leniency in any way.
No he's not saying they shouldn't get an education, he's saying the government shouldn't assist them to pay lower fees. They should pay out-of-state rates or international rates.

While San Diego certainly was harsh, he (or she?) does represent a substantial portion of the populace who sees immigrants as a drain on the system, and questions like this don't help. If a USC can't afford to support his or her spouse--knowing that said spouse won't be able to work for some time after arrival--maybe immigration should wait until a better financial situation is achieved? Even if the LPR doesn't qualify, it seems likely in some of these situations that the USC could have supported (and was supporting) him/herself without any government assistance, but having added another person to support into the equation means they now need food stamps. So while the food stamps are in the USC's name, they wouldn't have been paid out unless someone else came along to further stretch an already-limited budget. I can understand the frustration. I don't necessarily agree, but I can see that POV.

I think its outstanding that they step up to the plate for our military!
BTW ~ Thank you for your service!

If they were honest, then they would not be in this situation.
They have an easy out as has been explained.

If your son is a US citizen, then he is entitled to receive Medicaid.
You are not getting a denial on a new F1 because your son received Medicaid. You are getting a denial because a US citizen son makes it less likely that you don't have the intent to immigrate. Your ties to the US are now stronger than before.
It also is suspicious to some that you entered the US in Jan. 2010 and then had a baby in May 2010. Seems like you came to the US to give birth to have a US citizen child. Not too many women choose to come to the US alone on a student visa when they are pregnant. Most would probably not go the US so they can give birth in their home country surrounded by family rather than alone in the US.

If he was an upstanding why was he shoplifting ? I think someone needs to rewrite the definition of upstanding to something other than " he didn't get caught for a really long time" because I will bet that wasn't the first time he comminted a crime in that time.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Am I the only person who believes that getting pregnant during either the fiance visa process or spouse visa process is ridiculous??
So many people write 'we accidently got pregnant' no you didn't, you were having unprotected sex and you got the obvious result of that - I fully understand that accidents can happen occasionally, but I would bet that, that didn't happen for the majority of people - it's the 21st century, so for the majority of people there really is no excuse. If you truly want a child very early on in the relationship then that really is your decision but my advise from the bottom of my heart would be to wait till the process is over - for the sake of the innocent child.
What happened to spending time together - why introduce a poor child in the mix of an already complicated situation?? My husband and I don't want to even consider children for at least 5 years because we absolutely love being with each other, we love being selfish and spending money on expensive shoes or bags, we love eating at adult restaurant, we love just being able to take off somewhere at the drop of a hat and we love waking up gone 12 in the afternoon on weekends - surely this is what new couples need? to spend each and every possible second devoted to each other and enjoying each other, and then when they're ready to share their love, decide to have a child.
How many time have I read stories of people wanting to expedite their case because of pregnancy; so many times people have written that they've been married 6 months and have a one year old child and things have gone wrong, I wonder why - you knew each other for a few weeks fell deeply in love, got pregnant, married then actually lived together and things have gone wrong because you didn't know each other - all I can say is poor child.
This is just my opinion and I'm sure I'll get met with lots of abuse, but like you I'm entitled to my opinion and I think more marriages, in and out side of the visa process would last a hell of a lot longer if people waited till they were ready as a couple to have a child.

> She can get an annulment in the Philippines. It will not require any cooperation whatsoever from her husband. Typically, an annulment will cost in the range of P60,000-150,000 and take anywhere from six months to one year. Once the annulment is complete, it will be annotated on her CENOMAR. Then she will need to get two CENOMARS from the NSO in order to satisfy the requirements of the U.S. Embassy Manila: one in her maiden name and one in her married name. This is a good path for her.
> As has already been pointed out, if her husband files for a divorce, she will be able to get the divorce judicially recognized in the Philippines. Once the judicial recognition is complete, it will be annotated on her CENOMAR. This is also a path for her.
> If she files for divorce in Germany, the divorce will not be judicially recognized in the Philippines. She will not be able to get her CENOMAR annotated. This is not the path for her.

"i mean how would USCIS know about it."
It's people like who you take this approach and have this mentality that makes this process a burden for everyone else wanting to play by the rules. Telling a lie to a government official in the course of them performing their duties is a crime; perhaps they don't know immediately, perhaps they never find out, but if they do, you're screwed. As you should be.

Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) Status (I-407): Please download I-407 [PDF 624Kb] (and complete only those items that are highlighted in yellow). You may submit via mail or come in person to abandon your LPR status. To mail in, include your signed I-407 form, your I-551 (Green Card), and a cover letter explaining your intent to abandon your LPR status. Mail all of these items to Visa Unit, U.S. Consulate General Toronto, 360 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1S4. If abandoning in person, please come to 225 Simcoe Street, Toronto, with all family members who wish to abandon LPR status, Monday-Friday, 830-11 am, holidays excluded. Please be prepared for a 2 or more hour wait. Bring for each person:
The rest can be found on this link its a lot to copy paste lol - http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=visas&document=dhs_document_processing