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Post by Jaga on Nov 5, 2007 10:08:59 GMT -7
This is one of this difficult situations which are created by a death of an important family memberwww.connpost.com/localnews/ci_7364698STRATFORD — Three years ago Polish citizens Adam and Renata Laszczak believed they were about to realize the American Dream. Then, suddenly, it became more like an American tragedy. After emigrating in 1998 from Miechow, a town just outside Crocow, the young couple were married in the United States and by 2004 were the proud parents of twin seven-month old girls. Adam worked for a construction company in Fairfield, while Renata took care of the twins, Angelica and Jessica. Adam, who was legally in the U.S. via sponsorship by his employer, was in the final phase of obtaining a green card and Renata was part of the application. But on Nov. 9, 2004 Adam Laszczak was crushed to death under the wheels of a friend's car in what Stratford police described as an accident. Police said Laszczak was killed while preparing to make repairs to the car, which suddenly went out of control. He died a short time later at Bridgeport Hospital. Now, Renata Laszczak, is fighting deportation. "All I want to do is stay in this country with my two girls, it is the only place they know as home and we all want to be close to where my husband is buried," Renata Laszczak, 29, said last week during an interview at her Success Avenue home. Breaking down in sobs and burying her head in her hands, the petite blonde woman said she and her 3 year old daughters often visit Adam's gravesite at St Michael's Cemetery. ...
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Post by marmota on Nov 8, 2007 20:13:59 GMT -7
I believe this lady needs a good immigration attorney with some financial help from the Polish community. I would suggest her father file an application, as required by law, for his daughter to remain in the United States.
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Post by kaima on Nov 9, 2007 0:19:52 GMT -7
I went to one Amnesty International meeting in Alaska and found it interesting and touching how the people attending had great empathy for the suffering of others far away. This was still during the times when the communists ruled Poland.
There was a fellow from Poland who came to the meeting and pleaded for direct help from the group, pleaded for assistance in presenting his case for staying in the US and gaining asylum from what he was sure would be persecution upon return to Poland.
The people brushed him aside, dismissing him rather briskly. Then they went back to their academic exercise of helping people in need, far, far away....
I never went back to another meeting!
Kai
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Post by rdywenur on Nov 9, 2007 4:44:09 GMT -7
I hope this lady gets to stay here, I think the Polish community to stand behind her and help. She lost her husband she should not have to also leave her father who depends on her for care. It would truly be an injustice if they deported her.
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Post by bescheid on Nov 9, 2007 9:30:28 GMT -7
I went to one Amnesty International meeting in Alaska and found it interesting and touching how the people attending had great empathy for the suffering of others far away. This was still during the times when the communists ruled Poland. There was a fellow from Poland who came to the meeting and pleaded for direct help from the group, pleaded for assistance in presenting his case for staying in the US and gaining asylum from what he was sure would be persecution upon return to Poland. The people brushed him aside, dismissing him rather briskly. Then they went back to their academic exercise of helping people in need, far, far away.... I never went back to another meeting! Kai Kai I am very happy you brought this forward, but I was/am sorry to hear of this.. As members and their means of being, as that of {Amnesty International} and directly infront of their nose, a man asking for help! I have no understanding of these people, to ignore a plea for help. Those times were vicious and this man was disparate. I sincerely do hope and trust he had no family in the East. I was curious though, and it is not within the scope of your presentation. I would tend to believe that this mans best option at that time, would be to jump the boarder out of Alaska {USA} into Canada as a political refugee, after detainment by the RCMP, to request for asylum. Canada has for many years, been very humane with many cases of this sort to many case of identity protection and resettlement assistance. Charles
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Post by hollister on Nov 9, 2007 11:14:49 GMT -7
I have a very good friend in Idaho who is facing deportation as well.
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Post by Jaga on Nov 9, 2007 13:14:54 GMT -7
Holly,
as I was posting this message I was thinking about your friend in Idaho!
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Post by bescheid on Nov 9, 2007 13:33:34 GMT -7
I have a very good friend in Idaho who is facing deportation as well. Holly I do trust you will not mind my inquiry of your friend. For why in this day and time, would a person face deportation? Would it be of their visa time limit? Charles
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