Just $50 , nothing more

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dsatish

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"Get 50 people to donate $50 each" campaign
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Just donate $50, nothing more. This is a campaign to get 50 people (from all the forums together) to donate exactly $50 each. Based on number of users, i have set the folowing targets for each of the forums as follows :

VSC forum ----- 23 people
CSC forum ----- 12 people
TSC, NSC and Complaint Forums ---- 5 each (total 15 people)
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Total contributors 50
Total target collection 50*50 = $2500
*CURRENT BALANCE = $17,620 (as of 5/26/2004)
Since the amount($50) is very less, i request people who havn't contributed yet, to join this campaign and make it a success.
It is time to go to low budget campaigns

Note : After you have contributed, please post it here.
 
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I think people will be more willing to donate if there is a tentative plan of action that they can see benefit from in the near future. The lawsuit is great, but what kind of benefits are we likely to see from it for 2001/early 2002 filers ?

At TSC one of the biggest complaints is random order of processing. TSC says they strictly follow FIFO (its on their website), but this is not the case. I think it is a very basic sense of fairness to follow FIFO (barring name check/rfe etc.) It is sad to see people whose cases are filed in 2001 that have not been touched (for no reason), while 2003 cases are approved. The pilot program is another BS. Why should late filers benefit at the expense of early ones ? Are they "better" in some sense ? If nothing else, at the very least cases should be processed in the order they are received, as TSC says they do. If we can communicate non-compliance of this policy across to the court or CIS, I'm sure its a big benefit (or at least a feeling of being treated fairly) for everyone on this board.
 
Groan said:
I think people will be more willing to donate if there is a tentative plan of action that they can see benefit from in the near future. The lawsuit is great, but what kind of benefits are we likely to see from it for 2001/early 2002 filers ?

At TSC one of the biggest complaints is random order of processing. TSC says they strictly follow FIFO (its on their website), but this is not the case. I think it is a very basic sense of fairness to follow FIFO (barring name check/rfe etc.) It is sad to see people whose cases are filed in 2001 that have not been touched (for no reason), while 2003 cases are approved. The pilot program is another BS. Why should late filers benefit at the expense of early ones ? Are they "better" in some sense ? If nothing else, at the very least cases should be processed in the order they are received, as TSC says they do. If we can communicate non-compliance of this policy across to the court or CIS, I'm sure its a big benefit (or at least a feeling of being treated fairly) for everyone on this board.
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Groan,
You will be glad to know that the problem you have mentioned (no FIFO) is not just limited to TSC. VSC is much worse in this aspect. So TSC people are not alone in their suffering. Now every body is in the same boat. Asking for FIFO order is definitely going to be one of the first things that we are going to ask CIS. Once we get the target amount (around 30K, then we will hire a person to contact all the congress men and also USCIS ombudsman etc with our complaints). Please click on the link in my signature to see the detailed plan of action.
 
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Come on folks , jump in and fill in the following slots for Hall of Fame (Just 5 people)

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5)

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Folks, Seeing how things are going, there is no hope unless we contribute for this cause in what even manner (like suggestions, money, volunteering etc) we can. Unless we have some money, we probably cannot do any thing. That is the purpose of this fund. Are we not paying renewal fees every year for EAD and AP. If this helps in speeding up the process by a little bit and avoids one renewal fees, donation will serve its purpose. More over this is like an organization which can fight on behalf of people like us. If we don't fight together, no one is going to listen to our problems. Hope this helps you understand how important this organization is going to be.
 
Many of you have not contributed yet thinking that God will solve the problem or thinking that nobody can solve the problem or some body else will fight against the problem. Take a minute and think about it and you will surely realise that all the three guesses are bad ones. There is no alternate to contributing for immigrationportal.org . This is not a marketing pitch, just a sheer frustration at seeing people facing all kinds of problems at the hands of INS and yet not joining the cleary defined fight against these delays. If any of you have not seen our action plan, please click on "CLICK HERE TO CONTRIBUTE" link in my signature.
Those of you who want to contribute now, may please do so by going to www.immigrationportal.org
 
Why don't we have a single donor from this forum ? It's a shame. So far 13 people from VSC forum, 5 people from CSC forum and 3 people from Complaint forum , have contributed towards this 50*$50 campaign. Come on, wake up, and join the fight against the backlogs.
 
Rejoinder - dsatish

dsatish said:
Why don't we have a single donor from this forum ? It's a shame.
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I am not sure, if privacy concerns affect the contribution. People may be hesitant to contribute merely because they leave a heavy footprint on who they are, including their mailing addresses. Right?

Also, I agree it is not encouraging to see anybody contributing so far. However, at times people don't like dysphemism like "shame," even though I fully understand your frustration. And for people who take initiatives and the lead, it will be very frustrating. However, don't give up and try substituting some euphemism. Yeah, it is everybody fighting for everybody and it is everybody's duty to fight together. Again, in a conglomeration, there will always be folks who do not want to join such a fight. I am not saying it is right or wrong. That is how it is. So, just don't give up and continue your good job. If possible, try to redress the privacy concerns, as I have reason to believe that to be the major dissuading factor hampering contributions.
 
Just donated to this cause

Thanks dsatish and other community members for this endeavor. I just donated $50.
 
Privacy concerns

Poongunranar,
Thanks for voicing the privacy concerns. Actually, i have already answered in this in the Fund collection FAQ document.To see that, click on the "click here to contribute" link in my signature. I have posted the same Q&A below.

Q4) Do I need a Paypal account to make an online donation? How safe is online payment using PAYPAL ?
You don’t need a Paypal account for using Paypal. You just need a Visa / Mastercard / Amex credit card. Paypal is a payment processing product and it accepts money from the donors and deposits it into the organization’s bank account. Paypal does not provide us your credit card number. So your privacy is protected. More over, paypal belongs to Ebay. So you can trust the security level. It is very easy to use. Just click on the Paypal button on www.immigrationportal.org and follow the instructions.

Note : If you skip the "shipping address" page in paypal, then your address will not be available to immigrationportal.org. Some people (including me :D) mistakenly fill out that page and we get their address. Finally, i would like to ask you not to worry too much into this type of trivial issues. We are not business or marketing company. It is just a self service organization and we are very idealistic. So far more than 200 people have contributed and i doubt if even 10% of them are from TSC forum. That is why i am frustrated at the lack of response from this forum members. When we actually start our activities, i do not want to discriminate based on service centers and we would like to put equal pressure on all the 4 service centres. We are only asking for $50 donations now, and that's too small an amount for any one to give up instead of holding on to negative pessimistic thoughts about our organization. We have so far collected $19,400 and the amount is growing every day.
I hope i have answered your concerns. I am sorry for using the word "shame". It is meant to show my strong disapproval for non participants. I don't mean that literally.
 
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So far 2 people from this forum have contributed towards this $50 campaign. We need atleast 3 more people from here.

1) tmc (he sent me a private message)
2) jmishra
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dsatish said:
(1)Finally, i would like to ask you not to worry too much into this type of trivial issues.
(2)So far more than 200 people have contributed and i doubt if even 10% of them are from TSC forum.
(3)I hope i have answered your concerns. I am sorry for using the word "shame". It is meant to show my strong disapproval for non participants. I don't mean that literally.
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(1) I respectfully disagree. I think, it is pretty serious issue which dissuades folks, IMHO.

(2) I contributed $50 after reading your post(If you want to update your records, you have one more from TSC). Sorry, I was outside the US for the past 3-4 months and am seldom visiting the forum, these days.

(3) No need to be sorry. I can understand. However you are carrying a schlep by volunteering to take this onerous task. Naturally, you will see others' nonchalant attitude. A little euphemism will help you in your goals than dysphemism. That's all I wanted to convey. No need to be apologetic. Thanks!
 
Thanks poongunranar.

So far 3 people from this forum have contributed towards this $50 campaign. We need atleast 2 more people from here.

1) tmc (he sent me a private message)
2) jmishra
3) poongunranar
4)
5)
 
We need one more people from this forum to reach the target number for the $50 campaign.

1) tmc (he sent me a private message)
2) jmishra
3) poongunranar
4) picsarus
5)
 
dSatish.

I would like to contribute. However, I need to know how can I do that without revealing my identity. Not that I do not want to reveal. I am ready to print my full name and address here but most people are not comfortable in doing so. We have to look for common denominator. If we can take that fear away from them then they would be ready to come forward. How about this, what if they send you a draft or money order? It is better than personal check or credit card. A draft is more like a cash but I am not sure how it protects identity.
 
Those who haven't contribted yet, please do so NOW at www.immigrationportal.org . Don't get relaxed by seeing FP2 or RFE notices. In most of the cases, nothing happens after the FP2 or RFE. Please keep the fight going till the backlog reduces to under an year.
 
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