I am simply disgusted by the way people are portraying the issue with illegal immigrants and asylum-seekers in the United States. The overwhelming majority of these people have absolutely zero insight as to the truth of the matter or immigration issues in general.
For the past 5 years I have been dealing with immigration problems caused by an issue between my wife and her ex-fiance, who got her involved in a fraudulent claim. For the most part, this issue results in a permanent ban from the United States for life if an immigration judge rules the case as fraudulent even thought it is a non-violent, non-criminal issue.
I have spent thousands upon thousands of dollars fighting this case, and there is currently no end in sight. This is our second time applying for her entry - first on a fiance visa, now on a marriage visa - and she will most likely be rejected, again, and we will have to file an appeal. We're looking at roughly 2 more years of this mess, and at the end it could still be a denial. To add to this we have a beautiful 1.5 year old daughter who is a U.S. citizen through me. Our only solution at the current time is to sporadically stay in Canada so we can be together, and other times we are separated with me in the U.S. and my wife and daughter in Armenia (~6,000 miles apart). Needless to say the emotional and financial burden this causes is astronomical.
When we filed the first case we had the option to attempt to conceal this issue or be upfront and honest with the U.S. government - we chose to be honest and follow all LEGAL channels to end this misery. We didn't attempt to enter illegally. We didn't try to circumvent the system. We followed the law, as it is the moral thing to do. There are many ways we could have "gotten around" the problem, but we chose honesty.
So, please, explain to be how a person in my situation should be circumvented by those attempting to enter illegally. Explain to me how the life of my daughter - a U.S. citizen - does not take precedence over non-citizens. Explain to me why my petition should take a backseat to those of a non-citizen. While all of you are spreading falsities about the situation at the border and fighting for illegal immigrants, you are neglecting your fellow American and making our lives more complicated as the focus is being taken off of those who chose to do the right thing, and placed on those who chose do the wrong thing. You are the ones costing us thousands of dollars. You are the ones causing us so many tears. You are the one dismantling our families.
It is the job of every nation to look our for its citizenry before others. It's too bad there are so many of you who fail to see this because you are too busy virtue-signalling to each other.
