a law that started with good inentions is quickly becoming abused as a scam that also pulls in innocent citzens who get used and more importantly charged criminally.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/09/08/immigrants-preying-on-americans-with-false-tales-abuse-to-stay-in-us-experts-say.html
Well committing fraud is a crime and is punishable so I’m not so sure its a great idea for the accuser.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/visa-and-immigration/several-indians-indicted-in-fake-marriages-and-u-visa-fraud-cases-in-us/articleshow/52357943.cms
They don’t sound innocent to me.
Also the article states that there will be 58000 u visa applications this year and the number is capped at 10000 per year so something doesn’t jive. Typical fox news piece.
this is not the same thing as marriage fraud. this is drawing in a person in the united states setting them up as a pawn. fraudulently accusing them as an abuser, stalker whatever put them into the criminal justice system…all because they thought they had found “love” and because of how the law is written the accuser is protected from exposure and prosecution… instead they can get permanent residence and bring their families to the united states. this is a law that needs re-examined to say the least.
what does not jive? 58000 apps for 10,000 slots?
harvard may take in 1500 students but has 20,000 applicants. apples and oranges. are you saying the victims of this crime do not exist or it is a fake story? fox published therefore it is not real? I am lost with your response.
I am saying that reporting 58000 applicants without mentioning that there are 10000 slots is not fair and balanced reporting. I was alluding to the common thought that fox news does not present both sides of the story.
I do not think the article gave a good account of the positives of the u visa and how it helps track down criminals who prey upon immigrants and I think that it would be necessary in reporting this story. I’m guessing you disagree.
Also the article states that the young man was convicted by a jury of a crime. Just because his mother thinks he did not do it does not make it so.
so if someone is wrongfully accused of abuse but the cutoff has been reached for the year but they have been arrested on a fraudulent charge that should bring them comfort? not sure what is not fair or balanced. are you saying there are not 58,000 applicants? is that not true? just at of curiosity since I always chuckle when someone does not like a story that fox news covered they just dismiss the source, what is not true that they reported? and which are the real sources of news? just curious? I still am not sure what you are saying is not valid about the story?
I don’t trust anecdata. The story presents one case of a guy who allegedly was framed-- although the article doesn’tg give us any evidence that he was innocent other than that his mother (I’m sure she was totally unbiased) says he was innocent. One case. One case where the guy was not just accused, but convicted of stalking in a court of law.
The article says that applications for the U visa have increased dramatically in the last few years. It asserts, without evidence, that the increase is due to fraud. It gives us no reason to believe the increase is not due to better visibility of the visa in the last few years, or more attention to crimes on immigrants, or any other reason.
One of the crimes a person can be a victim of for a U visa is human trafficking. In the last few years, we’ve seen a lot more attention on human trafficking. Maybe the increase in U visa applications is due to the greater prosecution of human traffickers.
As others have mentioned, the one anecdote described seems a bit sketchy. The content of the texts would’ve been available to the jury. If they really had broken up after 3 months and the guy was only texting at her request, they wouldn’t haven’t been incriminating. That particular example relies on the reader assuming the judge and jury made a bad decision, but presents nothing to back it up except for the mother’s word.
This is not to say that I don’t believe the rest of the story. Just that the article relies on pathos rather than facts to support the conclusion. TLDR: I remain unconvinced pending actual evidence.