johnnycakes
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Remember the woman we visited in Hangzhou a couple of years ago... the one with lots of political connections? Well, back in May she entered the U.S. on a tourist visa and probably 8 months pregnant. I thought she would be turned back by customs when they saw she was pregnant; she was allowed to enter. While my wife and I were in Europe in late May, she gave birth to a baby girl in California.
Now she's staying at our house and will meet with our immigration attorney next week to discuss a case for requesting political asylum in the U.S.
I thought the whole idea was crazy but it would be unlike her to do this without having researched it first. Sure enough... the U.S. approves more cases from China for political asylum than from any other country - and there's lots of news coverage about this being a back-door shortcut through the immigration process, especially if a U.S. citizen child is involved.
Note: she is here legally as of right now, as her tourist visa is still valid, and I suppose there is nothing illegal about her asking for asylum now that she's here.
Anyhow, that's the news for this Friday.
Now she's staying at our house and will meet with our immigration attorney next week to discuss a case for requesting political asylum in the U.S.
I thought the whole idea was crazy but it would be unlike her to do this without having researched it first. Sure enough... the U.S. approves more cases from China for political asylum than from any other country - and there's lots of news coverage about this being a back-door shortcut through the immigration process, especially if a U.S. citizen child is involved.
Note: she is here legally as of right now, as her tourist visa is still valid, and I suppose there is nothing illegal about her asking for asylum now that she's here.
Anyhow, that's the news for this Friday.
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