A defector from the Democratic Party, a defector to where, is another story.
When immigration reform goes horribly wrong
No matter how you slice it, this just sucks wet socks. I feel horrible for this poor young lady and her family.
English immigrant Lauren Bell is going to be deported, because one she’s not Mexican and two, because she is not an illegal immigrant
More details: The Bell family consists of four members: father Kevin Bell, his wife Karen, their two daughters Lauren and Emily, now 17. They immigrated from Britain to Georgia in 2003 after Kevin had acquired a research and development job with SGD North America in Sparta. The company manufactures glass bottles used as containers for perfume and medicines.
Kevin Bell entered under an H-1B visa. Under its terms, Mr. Bell’s family dependents are not permitted to acquire Social Security numbers or be employed. Lauren herself has an H4 visa, for the wives and children of H-1B visa holders.
The family settled in Madison, Georgia, bought a house and paid taxes. Lauren graduated from high school and is now a junior at Georgia College and State University.
The technicality: Lauren, her younger sister Emily (now seventeen), and her mother are all three covered by her father’s work visa. Upon turning twenty-one, at the end of January, Lauren is no longer considered a dependent. Thus she will no longer be covered by her father’s visa.
Head over and read this rest of that, it is truly a terrible story of how the Government is biased towards everyone, except those who actually need it.
