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Dozens of immigrants ... coerced into giving up visas and green cards

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Re: Dozens of immigrants ... coerced into giving up visas and green cards

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This article is garbage, read the introduction of the lawsuit itself: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3438631/EDVA-Amen...

Here is the Introduction verbatim: "This ban, when first promulgated, included individuals on immigrant visas and returning lawful permanent residents." So why is it ok for returning lawful permanent residents to be banned ? To become a permanent resident, you have to go through tons of paperwork and background checks already. It takes anywhere from 9-12 months to even years to get a green card. The point is that thi…

It's not OK, it's totally fucked. However, I was saying the article was poor reporting. That has nothing at all to do with with my views on the policies and actions in play.

Re: Dozens of immigrants ... coerced into giving up visas and green cards

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here is the Introduction verbatim: "This ban, when first promulgated, included individuals on immigrant visas and returning lawful permanent residents." So why is it ok for returning lawful permanent residents to be banned ? To become a permanent resident, you have to go through tons of paperwork and background checks already. It takes anywhere from 9-12 months to even years to get a green card. The point is that thi…

It's not OK, it's totally fucked. However, I was saying the article was poor reporting. That has nothing at all to do with with my views on the policies and actions in play.

oh ok. I read your post and my take away was that this entire topic is garbage. My bad.
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