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Immigration

 
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Schmidty  

** Immigration **

Sep 9, 2011

My great greatgrandfather watched as his friends died in the Civil War, my grandfather watched as his friends died in WW I, my father watched as his friends died in WWII and I watched as my friends died in Vietnam .

None of them died for the Mexican Flag.

Everyone died for the U.S. flag.

In Texas , a student raised a Mexican flag on a school flag pole; another student took it down. Guess who was expelled...the kid who took it down.

Kids in high school in California were sent home this year on Cinco de Mayo because they wore T-shirts with the American flag printed on them.

Enough is enough.

The below e-mail message needs to be viewed by every American; and every American needs to stand up for America .

We've bent over to appease the America-haters long enough.

I'm taking a stand.

I'm standing up because the hundreds of thousands who died fighting in wars for this country, and for the U.S. flag can't stand up.

And shame on anyone who tries to make this a racist message.


Let me make this perfectly clear!



THIS IS MY COUNTRY!

And, because I make This statement

DOES NOT

Mean I'm against immigration!!!

YOU ARE WELCOME HERE, IN MY COUNTRY!

Welcome! To come through legally:


1. Get a sponsor!


2. Get a place to lay your head!


3. Get a job!


4. Live By OUR Rules!



5. Pay YOUR Taxes!


And


6. Learn the LANGUAGE like immigrants have in the past!!!


AND


7. Please don't demand that we hand over our lifetime

savings of Social Security Funds to you.



If you don't want to forward this for fear of offending someone,


Then YOU'RE PART OF THE PROBLEM!


When will AMERICANS STOP giving away THEIR RIGHTS???


We've gone so far the other way...


bent over backwards not to offend anyone.


But it seems no one cares about the

AMERICAN CITIZEN


that's being offended!


WAKE UP America !!!

If You agree.... Pass this on and/or post your name

This was sent to me buy a very dear friend and is so true and puts another light on Illiegals. Here it is:

JOE LEGAL vs. JOSE ILLEGAL



You have two families: "Joe Legal" and "Jose Illegal" both families have two parents,
two children, and live in California ..

Joe Legal works in construction, has a Social Security number and makes
$25.00 per hour with taxes deducted.

Jose Illegal also works in construction, has NO Social Security number,
and gets paid $15.00 cash "under the table".

Ready? Now pay attention...

Joe Legal: $25.00 per hour x 40 hours = $1000.00 per week, or $52,000.00 Per year.
Now take 30% away for state and federal tax; Joe Legal now has $31,231.00.

Jose Illegal: $15.00 per hour x 40 hours = $600.00 per week, or $31,200.00 per year.
Jose Illegal pays no taxes. Jose Illegal now has $31,200.00.

Joe Legal pays medical and dental insurance with limited coverage for his family at $600.00 per month, or $7,200.00 per year. Joe Legal now has $24,031.00.

Jose Illegal has full medical and dental coverage through the state and local clinics
at a cost of $0.00 per year. Jose Illegal still has $31,200.00.

Joe Legal makes too much money and is not eligible for food stamps or welfare. Joe Legal pays $500.00 per month for food, or $6,000.00 per year. Joe Legal now has $18,031.00.

Jose Illegal has no documented income and is eligible for food stamps and welfare.
Jose Illegal still has $31,200.00.

Joe Legal pays rent of $1,200.00 per month, or $14,400.00 per year.
Joe legal now has $9,631.00.

Jose Illegal receives a $500.00 per month federal rent subsidy. Jose Illegal pays out that $500.00 per month, or $6,000.00 per year. Jose illegal still has $ 31,200.00.

Joe Legal pays $200.00 per month, or $2,400.00 for insurance.
Joe Legal now has $7,231.00.

Jose Illegal says, "We don't need no stinkin' insurance!" and still has $31,200.00.

Joe Legal has to make his $7,231.00 stretch to pay utilities, gasoline, etc.

Jose Illegal has to make his $31,200.00 stretch to pay utilities, gasoline,
and what he sends out of the country every month.

Joe Legal now works overtime on Saturdays or gets a part time job after work.

Jose Illegal has nights and weekends off to enjoy with his family.

Joe Legal's and Jose Illegal's children both attend the same school. Joe legal pays for his children's lunches while Jose Illegal's children get a government sponsored lunch. Jose Illegal's children have an after school ESL program. Joe Legal's children go home.

Joe Legal and Jose Illegal both enjoy the same police and fire services,
but Joe paid for them and Jose did not pay.

Do you get it, now?

If you vote for or support any politician that supports illegal aliens...
You are part of the problem!
 
 

What are you waiting for? Pass it on..



 

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Anonymous  

Mexico's view of immigration - a MUST READ!

Jul 25, 2010

Normally I have a very liberal view when it comes to immigration - however, considering how American citizens are treated by the Mexican government, I will have to re-think the whole matter... 

http://www.snopes.com/politics/immigration/usimmigrant.asp



Subject:  an american working in mexico
 
Before any more 'outrage' at the Arizona law . . .
read what it's like from the other side of the fence...
 

Received the following from Tom O'Malley,
who was a Director with S.W. BELL in Mexico City:


I spent five years working in Mexico. I worked under a tourist Visa for
three months and could legally renew it for three more months. After
that you were working illegally. I was technically illegal for three
weeks waiting on the FM3 approval.


During that six months our Mexican and U.S. attorneys were working to
secure a permanent work visa called a 'FM3'. It was in addition to my
U.S. passport that I had to show each time I entered and left the
country. Barbara's was the same, except hers did not permit her to work.


To apply for the FM3, I needed to submit the following notarized
originals (not copies):


 


1. Birth certificate for Barbara and me.


2. Marriage certificate.


3. High school transcripts and proof of graduation.


4. College transcripts for every college I attended and proof of
graduation.


5. Two letters of recommendation from supervisors I had worked for at
least one year.


6. A letter from the St. Louis Chief of Police indicating that I had no
arrest record in the U.S. and no outstanding warrants and, was "a
citizen in good standing".


7. "Finally, I had to write a letter about myself that clearly stated
why there was no Mexican citizen withmy skills and why my skills were
important to Mexico. We called it our 'I am the greatest person on
Earth' letter. It was fun to write."

 


All of the above were in English that had to be translated into Spanish
and be certified as legal translations, and our signatures notarized.
It produced a folder about 1.5 inches thick with English on the left
side & Spanish on the right."


Once they were completed Barbara and I spent about five hours,
accompanied by a Mexican attorney, touring Mexican government office
locations and being photographed and fingerprinted at least three times
at each location, and we remember at least four locations where we were
instructed on Mexican tax, labor, housing, and criminal law and that we
were required to obey their laws or face the consequences. We could not
protest any of the government's actions or we would be committing a
felony. We paid out four thousand dollars in fees and bribes to
complete the process. When this was done we could legally bring in our
household goods that were held by U.S. Customs in Laredo, Texas. This
meant we had rented furniture in Mexico while awaiting our goods. There
were extensive fees involved here that the company paid.


We could not buy a home and were required to rent at very high rates
and under contract and compliance with Mexican law."


We were required to get a Mexican driver's license. This was an amazing
process. The company arranged for the licensing agency to come to our
headquarters location with their photography and fingerprint equipment
and the laminating machine. We showed our U.S. license,were
photographed and fingerprinted again and issued the license instantly
after paying out a six dollar fee. We did not take a written or driving
test and never received instructions on the rules of the road. Our only
instructionï was to never give a policeman your license if stopped and
asked. We were instructed to hold it against the inside window away
from his grasp. If he got his hands on it you would have to pay ransom
to get it back. We then had to pay and file Mexican income tax annually
using the number of our FM3 as our ID number. The company's Mexican
accountants did this for us and we just signed what they prepared. It
was about twenty legal size pages annually."


The FM3 was good for three years and renewable for two more after
paying more fees."


Leaving the country meant turning in the FM3 and certifying we were
leaving no debts behind and no outstanding legal affairs (warrants,
tickets or liens)before our household goods were released to customs."


It was a real adventure and if any of our Senators or Congressmen went
through it once they would have a different attitude toward Mexico."


The Mexican government uses its vast military and police forces to keep
its citizens intimidated and compliant. They never protest at their
capitol or government offices, but do protest daily in front of the


United States Embassy. The U.S. Embassy looks like a strongly
reinforced fortress and during most protests the Mexican military
surrounds the block with their men standing shoulder to shoulder in
full riot gear to protect  the Embassy. These protests are never shown
on U.S. or Mexican TV. There is a large public park across the street
where they do their protesting. Anything can cause a protest such as
proposed law changes in California or Texas."

Please feel free to share this with everyone who thinks we are being
hard on the illegals.
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Kelicha  

About Mangomell

Feb 25, 2010

hi everyone !

i'm married to an american citizen, we got married and the he sponsored me. So now i got a 2 years temporary resident green card. Entered legaly the us from france where i,m a citizens ! turns out he want's a divorce, dont want me to go to court (we have an almost three years old child). he thinks i'll be leaving with only promesses from him to send me money for the baby pay for my ticket and as he can have a good heart will be helping sometimes if needed(OMG,  he really think i'm a dum ?) anyway if i'm taking him to court (wictch is for shure coz we getting divorce) he'll start hostilities (YES, he's threatening me). He's saying, as i'm not us citizen that he'll make me deported and will keep the baby ! Is that sound like a man !! so i need advices from peopole whom been througt the same imigration and marital situation, please. I'm not working so financialy i was dependant of him ( which wasnt funny, coz i had to ask for each penny to buy my baby stuffs), so i need to know how i gonna pay for a lawyer, i'm scared of him if im taking him to court, its gonna be ugly for me, so i need to know where can i turn to, to protect me and my child without put myself into trouble ( i dont him pressing charge for kidnapping or abandoning the household or both).

Anybody who can relate to my situation please, help me out. Thank you and hope to talk to you soon.

:-))

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MurpheyJohns  

About MurpheyJones

Nov 9, 2009

Family of 5 really need your help!

We have a late electricity bill for $450 due by Nov 12th.

We've already had notice to have it cut off! The 12th is the final day after they gave us 2  more weeks.

Our only car needs a new transmission. It will cost $800 to fix. My husband has to walk miles to pick up the kids from school. We have  two really greatboys in school one of 8 and one of 13. We also have a daughter aged 16 and they all have to share one room but never complain. I and my kids have lived in this part of California all of our lives. My husband joined us this Summer when we got married. He's from UK and isn't allowed to work until he can pay the $1010 towards his application for permanent residency. How can someone afford to save up for a work permit if he doesn't have permission to work yet? We've sold so many treasured posessions on ebay just to pay the $1500 per month rent. My husband has medical bills now for his heart condition. It never ends!

So we ask you kind folks to assist us in our hour of need.

 

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knightharper  

About knightharper

Oct 5, 2009

Unempoyed and I have a wife two young boys and a newborn baby girl who is now 9 months old and I have only seen her for two weeks after she was born.My wife and children are in Colombia South America.I have been unsucessfull in getting my wife back here to Texas,an eight year long immigration battle so far.It's easier for a narcotrafficer or a terrorist to get here than just a poor Texas man the system is based on money.I don't know or eveen pretend to think that someone could help me solve all my problems but ...............PLEASE HELP... I miss my family and I cant even fly there for a visit or even change my plans just to go there and teach english(i did this for 2 years when i got married and carried my wife back to Colombia insted of her getting deported)but at this point I am not able to properly feed my family or pay any bills  it's all to long of a story bottom line is my family is suffering so many ways.Mostly not having a father or husband present.

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blessusthree  

Help keep a family together

Sep 28, 2009

I know this is a longshot, as I haven't been able to get help on here yet, but, it's worth another try. Geesh, our family was tore apart again in April 2008. For a little 5 year old child, my daughter's been through so much. In 2006, when she wasn't even 2 yet), I had to leave Canada, and she didn't see me for 2 months. She came back to me in November 2006, and her dad came in December 2006. We were settled again, I had a great job that I loved, then immigration came to our house, took my husband (because he overstayed), and sent him back to Canada. I didn't have the money for us to join him until over a year later. We got to Canada July of this year. I now am eligible to stay, but, have to apply for permanent residence. That cost 5000.00. Unfortunately, I can't work until I have a work permit, and can't get one without an approval of permanent residence. My daughter is in school now, and I'd hate for her to have to leave her school, and her dad once again because I couldn't stay. I'm afraid this will affect her the rest of her life if we have to leave and be separated again. She finally has a sense of stability again. Her dad doesn't make much, and because of what I've already had to pay, won't have much if any for even her birthday gift on October 10 or Christmas. If you can help with anything at all, please send to Kelly LaFrenier, 25 Byron Crescent, Dartmouth NS, Canada B2X1L7.

Thank you so much

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my2  

About my2

Feb 11, 2009

I am a Filipina which is in love with an american from Chicago we have met 2 years ago. And he came to see me..we started our relationship with nothing because he has no work from head injury and he just came here in the Philippines in one way ticket..I am a teacher teaching in a Government school and i want to help him through his financies,i can help him in his food shelter and some others but i can't help him to let him to go back in america for he is in debts of his passport visa...and also his ticket...right now we are really seeking to someone to help him His name is Jeff C. Callarman..he has tried for work but there is none here...And my name is mylene..I pray that soon there is someone who can help us so that we can get married also By God's help through touching a persons heart...God blesss to those who can read this...thank you

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ickpick  

About ickpick

Jan 10, 2009

I'm an Australian girl who moved to the UK with my (now ex) partner when I was 22. We split up and I was left to fend for myself in the UK without any means to get back to Australia... I've had a job since I first arrived in the UK, and maintained being employed here for almost 3 years now continuously. 

I now find myself both alone (my partner has removed me from the house and is seeing someone else), unemployed, unable to claim benefits / social security because I am Australian. I have the equivalent of £10 / $20 left to my name, and no one will employ me (although I have experience, references and qualifications) because I only have 4 months left on my visa - they do not see it as viable to employ me for such a short period of time.

I found out last week that I am pregnant to a guy I have been seeing. He cannot support me, he is only 19, does not have a job, and lives in an area of the UK with high unemployment, and doesn't have the money to move somewhere else in the UK where he might be more likely to get a job as he only gets £90 a fortnight from benefits.

Basically, I just want to get home. Ideally, I would like the father of the baby to come too although he would need a visa. I need £650 for a flight to get me alone home. He would need £660 for the visa and again £650 for his flight.

I also have all my possessions here and no money to pack them / move them to Australia however I am keen to sell as much as I can. I've been trying to sell anything of any worth (cosmetics, perfume, jewellry - I don't have much valuable things) on Ebay and stuff but it's not having great results.

My parents don't have the money to help us, nor do his, and at the end of the day I just want to go home so I can have the baby. I want him to come desperately however we've already agreed that maybe he can come later and just I go home for now, but either way I need to get some way to get home before May else I will be deported and will be over 5 months pregnant by May.

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mcbride05  

Need advice about my upcoming move to Canada. I don't know where to begin.

Dec 12, 2008

I am a US citizen and I am looking to move to Canada in the next 8 months.  I don't have a passport yet.  I am basically overwhelmed and don't know where to begin.  If someone could point me in the right direction it would be much appreciated.  I don't know if anyone knows anyone that has made this move that could help walk me through it.  Thank you and God Bless.

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Coconut Jack  

Social Security Defense Fund

Apr 3, 2008

Today's topic. The compromise. When social security was first enacted there were 149 workers for every retired person. Now that ratio is 2 workers for every retired person. This is reality. What to do. Legalize all illegal aliens bring them into the system and tax them. Abolish all tax breaks for the rich and corporations. Means test. Social security is a safety net. If in the lottery of life you are successful and have made out good- you don't draw. Even if you have put in your dues. You see, life could have dealth you a bad hand, ie car wreck, diease etc.. and you need the benefits to survive. This is a tuff sale. But a necessary one.

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Coconut Jack  

About Coconut Jack

Apr 3, 2008

Hello,

My need is to help people. I am 46 years old and have learned alot about life as many have. The one lessson that I think we all need to learn is that all people are good and they are bad. You may be very nice and caring in some parts of your life, and a rotten SOB in others. This is human nature. Full of ambiguity. My profession is that of financial services. I do taxes, social security claims and founded the Social Security Defense Fund.

Social Security is under assault. This my friend you can be assured. I could go on and on but if you have any questions, please contact me.

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santeriaxtra  

About santeriaxtra

Mar 16, 2008
My fiancee, one month old daughter, and I will soon be homeless. I am a 26-year-old U.S. citizen who is currently residing in Calgary on visit. My fiancée Portia is a foreign worker here from the Philippines. We met a little over a year ago, and fell in love at first sight. The best way to describe it is when you are putting a 1000 piece puzzle together, and you are working on the sky section. You sit there and stare at two hundred pieces that are all the same shade of blue. Finally you find a piece that fits with the piece in your hand. It’s a great feeling, almost magical. That’s what happened to our souls. At the time I was living in Ohio and Portia was here in Calgary. We knew that we had to see each other on a regular basis, but an airline ticket from Ohio to Calgary roundtrip is a small fortune. That’s when I had a stroke of genius. Knowing that airline employees get free flights I left my job at the time and started working for Northwest airlines. Now that move had considerable pros and cons. The pros being that I could fly to Calgary, or anywhere for that matter and pay nothing for my flights. On the other hand the cons consisted of a considerable drop in income, going from a white collar profession to a blue collar, getting my shifts covered to even go to Calgary, flying standby, so when flights are full or oversold (which they usually are) then I don’t go or was left stranded in the airport. Still the job gave me the ability for Portia and I to see each other each month. In about May of last year we decided that Portia would come and stay with me for three weeks. During the three weeks we would drive down to South Carolina to visit her aunt and celebrate her grandparents anniversary. So Portia found a service here in Calgary that would help her file for her tourist visa. She paid three hundred eighty dollars for them to file her application and another hundred dollars for her appointment with the U.S. embassy. During the weeks before her appointment our excitement grew. I couldn’t wait for her to meet my mom and Portia couldn’t wait to introduce me to her family. On the day of her appointment I waited anxiously for her to call and tell me the good news.  But the call wouldn’t be good news. The U.S. embassy denied her for a travel visa. They did not feel that her grandparents’ anniversary was that important of an event to grant her access to the U.S., nor did they think that she would return to Canada. So she was considered “high risk” due to her age, single status, and her ties here in Calgary. The news hit me like a sack of bricks dropped from a ten-story building. That was our first taste of how the border between the U.S. and Canada would affect our love. With the denial of her travel visa I decided to go to Calgary instead. That trip to Calgary last May change both of our lives. The next month Portia felt different so when I came up to visit we went to the doctor. On June 18th we found out that Portia was pregnant. At first it scared both of us. Were we ready? Did we make a mistake? What’s next? We knew that we loved each other. We knew that we wanted to be together. We decided that we would make this work. Our plan was bringing Portia back to the U.S. and we would start our family together in Ohio. Even though we thought that this was a good plan the U.S. government felt different. There is this long drawn out process that has fees attached to every form you have to fill out called U.S. Immigration. I started calling every immigration lawyer I could find. One would say two years, the other would say nine months, and another would say twelve months. On top of all the confusion about processing times the lawyer fees were in the four-digit bracket. It was then apparent to Portia and I that we were going to be in for the struggle of our lives trying to make this work. Don’t get me wrong; there was no problem with our love for each other, just the borders that separated it. It started to feel like a modern day Romeo and Juliet story. I could not accept the fact that it would take a year to bring my new family back to Ohio, and I would not accept it. I continued searching every day for hours on end trying to find a loophole in the system. There had to be a way to get around a year of waiting. But after a while the match of hope and optimism started to flicker and then eventually went out only leaving a faint trail of smoke behind. For once in my life I felt defeated. There was no way around the process, the wait, and the fees. I continued to visit Calgary each month, and in September of 2007 I started coming twice a month. The constant traveling made a huge impact on my bank account, and I wasn’t getting enough hours at work to make ends meet. That is the time when money problems would enter the equation and has been a constant factor to this day. We found out that the best way to get Portia to the U.S. would be through a K-1 visa, or the fiancée visa. It has the shortest processing time of nine to twelve months. The other option was a spousal visa, but that would take two years at least. I found a lawyer that would process and file our K-1 visa for sixteen hundred dollars. That was the best price I could find, and that particular law firm specializes in K-1 visas with a money back guarantee. Portia was nearing her sixth month of pregnancy and was having problems taking the bus and train back and forth. Only hearing about the development and growth of my daughter, and not actually being there to experience the pregnancy with Portia and my daughter was depressing me more and more. I knew I had to be there with my family. I had no work or no means of money, but I had to be there. In November of 2007 I drained my bank account. I paid the sixteen hundred dollars to the lawyer, fourteen hundred for a small bachelor suite in southeast Calgary, and had eight hundred dollars for the drive to Calgary. I left Ohio on November 10th and made it to Calgary on the 12th. I have been here with Portia and Miyah (my daughter) since then. Things have been tough. With so many jobs in Calgary, I can’t work any of them.  And it has been an impossible task for me to find an employer who will go through the process of getting me a work permit. I could marry Portia, but that would mean that all the money I paid the K-1 lawyer would be for nothing, and it would take the two years to process the spousal visa. Portia cannot collect any form of unemployment of maternity leave either. I started putting a home theater together at the beginning of 2006, but now I’m having my friend back in Ohio sell it piece by piece so that Portia and I have money to live on. This past week we received a bit of good news. The lawyer called and said that the California processing Center is running ahead of time so he expects our approval to come at the end of next week. That means that we will be going home in a litlle over two months. That news made us smile, but only for a moment. Two months is a long time away and we are currently sinking fast. We haven't paid rent since January and I am out of money and things to sell.  If it weren’t for Portia’s support I’d have already been on the strongest anti-depressant on the market. People tell us all the time that this is the happiest time of our lives, but it truly doesn’t feel that way. We worry for Miyah, for her well-being. People say things aren’t that bad, that we should be happy that we have each other and Miyah. It’s been hard to make people understand our pain. Don’t get me wrong, I’m proud of both Portia and I. We’ve made it so far, but there is still a rough hard road ahead, and both of our feet are sore. We pray for strength, and we hope for miracles. We live day to day, and give thanks every night for making it through each day. We are desperate for any type of help to get financially caught up, and to have money for our bills, rent, food, and for the future trip home. Thank you for reading.
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Onoclio  

Onoclio

Oct 6, 2006

Hi

 

I am a big believer in diversity, am a non-judgemental person and respect everyones views and comments.  I respect all people regardless of age, race and religion. 

I so wish that I could help so many people out there that need help like myself.

I believe in living each day as your last as you never know what may happen tommorrow.

Please read my aidpage and leave your comments or any advice that you may be able to offer.

Many thanks, kind regards. Onoclio xx

 

 

 

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bill1  

Latino Farm Research

Mar 28, 2006

Latino farm research was started in 2005 to address to needs of migrant farm workers in the hispanic community. we encorage all to get involved with the site and its community in any way possible.

Latino Farm Research

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sharmalily  

Financial Aid

Sep 18, 2005

My name is Terri.  I was divorced and subsequently married my best friemd.  My husband lives in India.  We were married for 4 days before I had to return to the US to sponsor his Green Card.  My mom has been helping to keep me afloat financially.  My children, 14yrs and 12 yrs, are waiting patiently for their step-father to come to the US.  We were married April 22, 2004.  We've been apart for 18 months now.  You can't imagine the amount of stress this has been putting on our marriage, not to mention our family! 

I can't apply for Public Entitlements because it would jepardize my husband's entry visa.  Once he's here, we'll have to wait several months for his work permit.  I was accepted by  a university, but was turned down for a Sallie Mae Loan.  Since I have no formal education and no appearent means to achieve one, I'm stuck working in the kitchen 30 hrs per week at a local resaurant.

I'm looking for any aid that will help me to keep the bills paid, food on the table, and the house in repair until my husband arrives and gets a job to help out.

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