Talk about bizarre. We know he was a victim, but we also know he was living in a home for "out of control" kids. Now we find out he was illegal and he and his parents and any unmarried siblings under eighteen all get visas because he ran off to Mexico with his 25 year-old teacher. He wasn't even living with his family, but we're going to give them visas?
If the boy, who spent most of his life in Lexington, Neb., qualifies, he could stay legally in the United States for four years and eventually apply for permanent residency. It also would extend temporary residency to his parents and his unmarried siblings under 18, if they applied for it.
"It's a win-win," U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services spokeswoman Marilu Cabrera said of the so-called "U" visa.
Ack. Why do we even bother with issuing visas at this rate?
Better to save a few bucks and disband the USCIS, and just let everyone come and go as they please all helter-skelter.
I mean, what would it take to have given the young man a visa valid for the length of the trial, and then have shown him the door?
As grievous as a sex crime the female teacher allegedly perpetrated might be against the young man, it should not be used as an avenue for citizenship.
Posted by: seekeronos | Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at 09:55 AM