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Saturday, June 18, 2016

MY LONG WAIT FOR MY CHILDREN TO IMMIGRATE TO THE USA

I came to the USA in 1992. My reason for this move is find myself and my family a greener pasture. Twenty four years later, three of my five children are US citizens. I gained naturalization in 2001, so is my daughter Marie Anderson. My son Ohskar gained his naturalization in 2002. My son Ohrlan, third son came to the US in 2008. In December 2014, Ohrlan's wife and three children came to the US as immigrants, by 2015 the children became US citizens. Was it a long wait? Was it difficult and painful? Was it worth it? The answer to these three questions are YES.

I am still waiting, though. My second son' s petition was rejected in 2008 after 10 years of waiting. While his application was in process, he got married, and the office dumped his application in the garbage. I tried applying him a student visa, but he was rejected again. My oldest son's petition including his wife and three children are still in process. My petition was dated 2001 and until now they are waiting, now 15 years wait. The year being processed now is 1994 which means my son has to wait for another 7 years. By that year, my son will be 51 years old and I will be 75 years old. I wonder if I will still be alive at 75?

This is my predicament. I am hoping that an immigration reform can be done soon. IT IS A LONG WAIT FOR FILIPINOS TO IMMIGRATE TO THE US. I REALLY WONDER IF THE PROCESS TO IMMIGRATION CAN BE CUT SHORT.