Waiver Reform NOW

My name is Dionne Dupre D'mello. I am a United States citizen, married to an Indian national. My husband is ineligible to receive a visa to the U.S. and is banned from re-entering the U.S. for the rest of his life.

What sort of horrible crimes must have he committed to receive such a harsh punishment? NONE. His only transgression is the overstay/misuse of his valid visa- a simple civil offense, NOT a crime. My husband has been away from me, our family and our happy little home for over 2 years now.

I support fair laws and family unity!

Hundreds of thousands of other U.S. citizen spouses, parents and children also suffer the same forced separation of family due to their loved one's ban for non-criminal immigration violations. These bans, anywhere from three years to a lifetime, are disproportionate to the violations they punish. I don't dispute that some punishment may be in order, but the current bans are cruel and UNJUST. Regardless of your stance on immigration in general, can you sincerely say that this isn't so?

I support waiver reform!

As a member of American Families United, an organization lobbying in D.C. for waiver reform, I call for comprehensive immigration reform to treat me, a U.S. citizen, as well as all the others who may get relief in these changes. Please don't forget all the immediate relatives who have ALREADY left the country.

I call for sensible and just laws that value family unity!

"Broken homes make broken people. Please mend our Immigration Laws!" Dana Forrester, Vice President, American Families United

Friday, March 29, 2013

While everyone is focused on the wrong-doings of the undocumented immigrants...

Forget securing borders, forget harsh penalties and stiff fines for immigrant offenders, forget amnesty--- if comprehensive immigration reform does not include holding AMERICANS responsible for employing undocumented workers, then nothing changes. If U.S. citizens don't respect their own laws against employing these people, then how can we expect anyone else in the world to respect our laws? If the American employers were punished as harshly as the workers, I guarantee shit would be differnent. No jobs available without documentation= no money for immigrants without documentation= no reason to come to US illegally. DUH. To solve a problem, you have to stop it at it's source. Otherwise it's just a band-aid. Granted, I hope beyond measure that the new laws allow my husband to return, but I know it will not solve the issue of illegal immigration. And anyone who believesthat  reform without cracking down on employers will change anything is a damned fool.
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