US may grant asylum to women who claim domestic abuse
I'll never advocate for such a weak-kneed policy. I'm sorry the world isn't perfect. I'm sorry for the hungry children in, you name the country. I'm sorry for every wrong thing in this world. BUT to give asylum to spouses who claim abuse is way over the edge. Especially to a nation like ours that has more legal immigration than any other. That takes in more "refugees" than any other. And a nation whose immigration policies have been abused and ignored by millions for years.
Things are so bad with some immigrants seeking to get other friends and or family here, that they lie like hell on forms claiming whomever is a close relative. And some of our immigration people are asking for DNA tests, and some of these lying weasels are being caught.
I think this is insane. They can't escape in their own countries? They can't move? I've got an idea. Give them all a copy of "The Burning Bed" and a pack of matches. That was the true story of an American wife that was abused for years by her husband. So, one night she torched the place while he was in bed. No more wife beating, no more husband. Problem solved. They made a couple of movies about it, one with Farah.
Update: Found out that such status has been around for a while but, seems, wasn't happening under Bush. But, now, the Obama group is opening that door, again. Also, there's a cap on the number of "refugees" this country takes in annually, supposedly.
This country needs a spine.
The Department of Homeland Security has opened the door to the possibility that immigrants who have been victims of domestic violence could qualify for asylum.
The move, a change from the Bush administration, came to light when the government asked that the case of a Mexican woman who claims she was severely beaten by her common-law husband be sent back to an immigration court for further review.
Department of Homeland Security spokesman Matthew Chandler said Wednesday the agency "continues to view domestic violence as a possible basis for asylum in the United States."
The woman's bid for asylum was turned down by an immigration judge in San Francisco a few years ago, and she appealed to the Board of Immigration Appeals in Arlington, Va. The department urged that the case get further review, saying that in some cases, but not all, foreign domestic violence victims could be granted asylum.
Chandler said asylum claims based on domestic violence claims are "highly complex, and we are interested in developing regulations that will address these cases."
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