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Dear Immigrants:
I have sent An Open Letter to President (Please review the final version in below) to President, congress and media this week. Unfortunately, many emails were failed to deliver. Both of
President@whitehouse.gov and
comments@whitehouse.gov failed. I tried several times but failed. Does anyone know any other email address which the whitehouse can get this letter or send to any whitehouse staff who can hand over this letter to President soon? I have got some replies from senators, but some of them say that they just reply their constituents and need contact information in their state, some of them asked to send their email via web form in their website which also require contact informtion in their state. Please deliver this letter to your state senators? I enclosing some emails from senators after letter.
Does anyone know email address of department of labor Sectory ----- Ms. Chao and Director of USCIS ----- Mr. Emilio T. Gonzales? We need send this letter to them.
Dear Immigrants, illegal immigrants union to fight for their status and some people have agreed to give them US citizenship. They may get more benefits than we have! Why can we not union to fight for our green card process! No action, nothing will be changed! Please stop to keep silence or complaint, just take action. CONTACT SENATOR or CONGRESSMAN IN YOUR STATE.
Please reply to the same thread "An open letter to President" under Labor Certificate thread
http://boards.immigrationportal.com...185#post1437185
President George W. Bush
The President of the United States
U.S. White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
An Open Letter to President George W. Bush
May 23, 2006
Dear Mr. President:
We write to endorse your admirable commitment to immigration issues. Recently, more and more illegal immigrant issues are in the newspaper and on television. How about the equally pressing problem with legal immigration system? Is America a real welcoming country to legal immigrants? We, as skilled legal immigrants, have been facing the tremendous delays and problems in our green card process.
1. Backlog labor certificates
Some of us have been waiting for labor certificates several years and still are waiting without knowing anything, when and whether we can get approval or not. We cannot change our job when another position is more fitting to us and the employer cannot find this kind of skilled person during our endless waiting. We are not being utilized to our full potential in the intellectual labor marketplace.
2. 45-day letter:
After a backlog case is entered into the immigration system, a 45-day letter should be sent to the employers / immigration attorney, who then must reply to this letter within 45 days, otherwise the case will be closed. But the backlog centers send 45-day letters at random. We are unable to trace our case status and don’t know the process time schedule. In case the 45-day letter mail is missing, missed delivery or the employer has replied to the letter, but the backlog center hasn’t received it, all of those things happen, and result in our cases being closed. We may still wait until we receive a case closed notice. Some cases are closed in error. Some people who submitted their application in 2002 haven’t got a 45 day letter yet.
3. “First in, first out” rule:
There is supposed to be a ‘first in, first out’ rule in the processing of labor certificate applications. As a matter of fact, many labor certificate approvals come out of order. Some people have been waiting more than four years and are still waiting, some people who submitted their applications in 2004 have received their labor certificate approval!
4. Immigration retrogresses:
Even if we get labor certificate approval finally, we need to file immigration petition form I-140 which may take several months to years. After I-140 approval, because of retrogress ( Adjust status I-485 cut off date in May 2006 is Mar. 1, 2001 for India; Apr. 1, 2001 for Mexico; and the others are May 1, 2001 for EB3. We remember it was Jan. 1, 2002 when EB3 started to file based on priority date in Jan. 2005. It's more than 5 years behind now! ), we may still have to wait several years before we can file form I-485 and apply for advance parole which allows us to travel. Our work visa has to be extended again and again while waiting. Our spouse with an H4 visa can’t go to work. We can’t make long term plans for ourselves and our family’s future. We have learned from the Internet that there are 141365 unused EB3 quotas during 2001-2004 due to the serious delays in the green card process. Some people are planning to go back to their motherland country or other countries where skilled people are welcomed. Some of our friends who are in foreign countries have no intention of moving to USA after they hear our stories. The USA may lose some highly educated and skilled people.
5. Security check delay
Extremely long delay (up to several years) of security checks for some applicants during status adjustment.
All of the above are based on facts and our experiences. We earnestly request you, Mr. President, to pay high attention to legal immigrant issues.
We have below petitions:
1. “First in, first out” rule, every stage of green card process must follow this rule. Since there are too many backlog cases which may be misplaced, destroyed, closed in error or forgotten; it’s hard for the backlog center to get every single case done orderly, so the priority date should go through all processes no matter when the approval of Labor Certificate or I-140 is issued.
2. The Department of Labor should make public the process time schedule at least once a month. Applicants should be able to track their case status from the internet.
3. To speed up the green card process.
4. Someone who has been staying in the USA legally for more than five years or working in the USA more than three years should be free to get a travel visa to travel, especially to their motherland, no matter in what stage of his/her green card process the applicant is at that time.
5. Someone who has been working in the USA more than five years, his/her spouse should be allowed to get work permission.
6. Someone who has been filed application for green card more than 3 years should be allowed a 3-6month legal stay in USA after he/she is out of status (lay off and company close or green card application is denied). We need enough time to sell our personal property and set up a new life for our family.
Mr. President, we know you are worried about homeland security and illegal immigrant issues. We have below suggestions for your reference.
1. Illegal immigrants in the United States:
Set up fast and simple channels for the qualified illegal immigrants to get temporary work visas but shouldn’t let them become US citizens unless they re-enter the USA with legal documents and then go through the same path to citizenship as legal immigrants. They will bring positive information to the people who want to come to USA that the United State is a nation of laws and there is no hope to become a US citizen if anyone enters this country illegally, which will help to prevent illegal immigrants coming.
2. New illegal immigrants
Leave digital fingerprint and deport them immediately, but must give them all detail rules about illegal immigrant and US new immigration law before deporting them. If they are caught again, they will be denied entry to the USA forever.
3. Legal and illegal channel
Open the legal channel widely for the people who are qualified to come and live in USA and make illegal immigrant very difficult to come and live here. This is the key to prevent illegal immigrants.
We have more detail thoughts for above suggestions. If you are interested in more details, we will write you another letter.
Dear President, all of us are skilled people and paying taxes. We would like to contribute our intelligence and skills to this country’s economy and work to advance technological development, but we have endless worry and pain waiting for a green card! We are suffering!
For most of us who go through the labor certificate process, it seems that we may have to spend a decade to go through the entire employment-based green card process, if we are lucky enough to get it. If we fail to get approval in any stage, we may have to leave this country soon. It is a very long green card journey. The journey is in darkness. Many of us haven’t visited our family members and friends in our motherland country for many years because of green card problems. Also, it is hard for our family members to get US visas to visit us. We are very homesick; we miss our family members and friends so much. We can’t stand being apart from our family especially when our parents are very sick, but we are unable to take care of them. Some people even missed seeing their parents one last time before they passed away. Dear Mr. President, you have a family, therefore you can imagine how difficult it is for us. We have lost our freedom in some way!
Mr. President, we are looking forward to your solving both legal and illegal immigrant problems successfully during your stay in office.
Below are our cases information and some other cases information which are the latest posted by immigrants on internet. You can see the mess in green card process from the case information.
Sincerely,
Legal Immigrant group
State/Category Priority Date 45-day letter Current Stage
MA/EB2/RIR Jan. 2001 Nov. 2005 LC (Labor Certificate)
TN/EB3 Apr. 2001 I-485
MI/EB3/TR Apr. 2001 Apr. 2006 LC
MD/RIR Aug. 2001 Sep. 2004 LC
NY/EB3/RIR Nov. 2001 May 2006 LC
NY/EB2/RIR Nov. 2001 May 2006 LC (Case closed in error)
NY/RIR Dec. 2001 Nov. 2005 LC
MD/EB3/RIR Dec. 2001 Feb. 2005 LC
NC/EB3/TR Jan. 2002 Oct. 2005 LC
CA/EB2/RIR Jan. 2002 Feb. 2005 LC approved
NY/EB3/RIR Feb. 2002 Mar. 2005 LC
NY/EB3/RIR Feb. 2002 Jan. 2006 LC
NY/EB3/RIR Feb. 2002 May. 2006 LC
VA/EB2/RIR Feb. 2002 Mar. 2005 LC
EB3 Mar. 2002 I-140
CA/EB2 Mar. 2002 Feb. 2005 LC
CA/EB2/RIR Mar. 2002 Jan. 2006 LC
VA/EB2/RIR Apr. 2002 Mar. 2005 LC
VA/EB3/RIR May 2002 Dec. 2004 LC
VA/EB3/RIR May 2002 Jan. 2005 LC
VA/RIR May 2002 Feb. 2005 LC
CA/EB3/RIR May. 2002 Mar. 2005 LC
NJ/EB2/RIR May. 2002 Jan. 2006 LC approved
NY/EB2/RIR Jun. 2002 Oct. 2005 LC
NY/EB3/RIR Jun. 2002 No received LC
NY/EB3/RIR Jun. 2002 Nov. 2005 LC
NJ/EB3/RIR Jun. 2002 Jan. 2006 LC
NJ/EB3/RIR Jun. 2002 No received LC
NJ/EB3/RIR Jun. 2002 May 2006 LC
NJ/EB2/RIR Jun. 2002 Oct. 2005 LC
MS/EB2/RIR Jun. 2002 May 2006 LC
TX/EB2/TR Jun. 2002 Feb. 2006 LC approved
TX/EB3/TR Jun. 2002 Feb. 2006 LC
CO/EB3/TR Jun. 2002 Feb. 2006 LC approved
VA/EB3/TR Jul. 2002 Feb. 2005 LC
WV/EB3/TR Jul. 2002 Feb. 2005 LC
CA/EB3/RIR Jul. 2002 Feb. 2005 LC
CA/EB2/RIR Jul 2002 Dec. 2004 LC
MD/EB2/RIR Jul. 2002 Nov. 2005 LC
MD/EB2/RIR Jul. 2002 Jan. 2006 LC
NJ/EB3/RIR Aug. 2002 Nov. 2005 LC approved
NJ/EB3/RIR Aug. 2002 Sep. 2005 LC
CA/EB2/RIR Aug. 2002 Feb. 2005 LC
CA/EB3/RIR Aug. 2002 Mar. 2005 LC
VA/EB3/RIR Aug. 2002 Jan. 2005 LC
VA/EB2/RIR Sep. 2002 Jan. 2005 LC
CA/EB3/RIR Sep. 2002 Feb. 2005 LC approved
CA/EB3/RIR Sep. 2002 Mar. 2005 LC
CA/EB3/RIR Sep. 2002 May 2005 LC
CA/EB2/RIR Sep. 2002 Mar. 2005 LC
FL/EB3/TR Sep. 2002 No received LC
NJ/EB3/RIR Sep. 2002 Dec. 2005 LC approved
NJ/EB2/RIR Sep. 2002 Sep. 2005 LC
NJ/EB3/RIR Oct. 2002 Nov. 2005 LC
NJ/EB2/RIR Oct. 2002 Dec. 2005 LC
VA/EB2/RIR Oct. 2002 Feb. 2005 LC approved
CA/EB3/RIR Oct. 2002 Feb. 2005 LC
CA/EB3/RIR Oct. 2002 Apr. 2005 LC approved
CA/EB2/RIR Oct. 2002 Feb. 2005 LC approved
CA/EB2/RIR Oct. 2002 Mar. 2005 LC approved
MA/EB2/RIR Oct. 2002 Oct. 2005 LC
NY/EB3/RIR Oct. 2002 Nov. 2005 LC approved
CA/EB3/RIR Nov. 2002 Mar. 2005 LC
CA/EB3/RIR Nov. 2002 Feb. 2005 LC approved
CA/EB2/RIR Nov. 2002 No received LC
GA/EB3/RIR Nov. 2002 No received LC
NY/EB3/RIR Nov. 2002 Jan. 2006 LC
VA/EB3/RIR Nov. 2002 Dec. 2004 LC
CA/EB2/RIR Dec. 2002 Feb. 2006 LC
NJ/EB3/RIR Dec. 2002 Aug. 2005 LC
MA/EB2/TR Dec. 2002 Oct. 2005 LC
NJ/EB3/RIR Dec. 2002 Jan. 2006 LC
CA/EB2/RIR Dec. 2002 Feb. 2005 LC
DE/EB2/RIR Dec. 2002 Sep. 2004 LC
NY/RIR Dec. 2002 No received LC (Case closed in error)
NY/RIR Jan. 2003 Sep. 2005 LC
MD/EB3/RIR Jan. 2003 Apr. 2006 LC
NY/EB2/RIR Feb. 2003 No received LC
MD/EB3/RIR Feb. 2003 Dec. 2005 LC
CA/EB3/RIR Feb. 2003 Mar. 2006 LC
NJ/RIR Feb. 2003 No received LC
NY/EB2/RIR Feb. 2003 Nov. 2005 LC
FL/EB3/RIR Feb. 2003 May. 2006 LC
NY/EB2/RIR Mar. 2003 Jan. 2006 LC
NJ/RIR Mar. 2003 Apr. 2006 LC
NY/EB3/RIR Apr. 2003 Jan. 2006 LC
TX/EB2/TR Apr. 2003 Apr. 2006 LC
TN/EB2/RIR Apr. 2003 Mar. 2006 LC
PA/EB2/RIR Apr. 2003 Mar. 2005 LC
NJ/EB3/RIR Apr. 2003 No received LC
CA/EB3/RIR Jun. 2003 May 2006 LC
CA/EB3/TR Jun. 2003 May 2006 LC
CO/TR Jun. 2003 Mar. 2006 LC (case closed in error)
MA/EB2/TR Jul. 2003 Sep. 2005 LC
NY/EB3/RIR Jul. 2003 Mar. 2006 LC
NJ/EB2/RIR Jul. 2003 No received LC
FL/EB3/RIR Jul. 2003 No received LC
MA/EB3/TR Jul. 2003 Sep. 2005 LC
MAEB3/RIR Aug. 2003 No received LC
WA/EB2/RIR Aug. 2003 LC approved
CO/EB3/TR Sep. 2003 No received LC
NJ/EB3/RIR Sep. 2003 Jan. 2006 LC
VA/EB2/RIR Oct. 2003 No received LC
PA/EB2/RIR Oct. 2003 Feb. 2005 LC
NY/EB3/RIR Oct. 2003 No received LC
PA/EB3/RIR Oct. 2003 Mar. 2005 LC
MA/EB3/TR Nov. 2003 No received LC
TX/EB2/TR Dec. 2003 Mar. 2006 LC
MA/EB3/RIR Dec. 2003 No received LC
CA/EB3/TR Dec. 2003 No received LC
TX/EB3/RIR Jan. 2004 No received LC
AL/EB2/RIR Jan. 2004 Dec. 2005 LC
CA/EB2/RIR Feb. 2004 No received LC
WA/EB3/TR Feb. 2004 May. 2005 LC
NY/EB3/RIR Feb. 2004 Feb. 2006 LC
KS/EB3/RIR Feb. 2004 Mar. 2005 LC
TX/EB2/RIR Feb. 2004 No received LC
OR/EB2/RIR Mar. 2004 Mar. 2005 LC
OH/EB2/RIR Mar. 2004 Mar. 2005 LC
WA/EB2/RIR Mar. 2004 Apr. 2006 LC approved
TN/EB3/RIR Mar. 2004 May 2005 LC
TX/EB3/RIR Mar. 2004 Apr. 2006 LC
TX/EB2/TR Mar. 2004 No received LC
CA/EB3/RIR Mar. 2004 Apr. 2006 LC approved
OR/EB3/RIR Mar. 2004 No received LC
WA/EB2/RIR Mar. 2004 Apr. 2006 LC
VA/EB3/RIR Apr. 2004 Jan. 2006 LC
MA/EB2/RIR Apr. 2004 No received LC
IA/EB3 Apr. 2004 Apr. 2006 LC approved
MD/EB2/RIR Apr. 2004 Apr. 2006 LC
GA/EB3/RIR May 2004 May 2006 LC
MS/EB2/RIR May 2004 Mar. 2005 LC
KS/EB2/RIR May 2004 May 2005 LC approved
GA/EB3/RIR Jun. 2004 May 2006 LC
NY/EB3/RIR Jun. 2004 Jan. 2006 LC
IW/EB2/RIR Jun. 2004 May 2006 LC
NJ/EB3/RIR Jul. 2004 No received LC
MN/EB3/RIR Aug. 2004 No received LC
CA/EB3/RIR Aug. 2004 Apr. 2006 LC approved
GA/EB3/RIR Aug. 2004 Apr. 2006 LC
CA/EB2/TR Sep. 2004 May 2006 LC
VA/RIR Sep. 2004 May 2006 LC (Case closed in error)
OH/RIR Sep. 2004 Apr. 2005 LC approved
NJ/EB3/RIR Oct. 2004 No received LC
IL/EB2/RIR Oct. 2004 May 2006 LC
OR/EB2/RIR Oct. 2004 May 2006 LC
MA/EB2/RIR Nov. 2004 No received LC
MA/EB3/RIR Dec. 2004 No received LC
CA/EB2/RIR Mar. 2005 Sep. 2005 LC approved
OR/EB2/RIR Mar. 2005 May 2006 LC
NJ/EB3/RIR Mar. 2005 May 2006 LC
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