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In reply to the discussion: Just to update you Re: My wife and Sen. Kelly's involvement [View all]AZLD4Candidate
(6,120 posts)6. People coming on J1 visas that started after me are here before my wife is here
I fully understand why people hop the border, and I live 23 miles from the Mexican border.
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I'm so sorry--even more so that I have no inside knowledge nor connections for you.
hlthe2b
Nov 2021
#3
Please focus on hope. Focus on the many you know and will never know who somehow
hlthe2b
Nov 2021
#7
People coming on J1 visas that started after me are here before my wife is here
AZLD4Candidate
Nov 2021
#6
Am I misreading when you say 13 years? She's been there all her life, right?
BlackSkimmer
Nov 2021
#11
I think they meant that they (the OP) had been in China for a total of 13 years nt
Celerity
Nov 2021
#36
My uncle tried to use Warner's office to help me, but Warner directed him to Sinema or Kelly
AZLD4Candidate
Nov 2021
#13
Thank you for your opinion. Walk a mile in the shoes I've walked in for 18 months
AZLD4Candidate
Nov 2021
#15
Sorry Dude, I agree with Devil Child. Don't trash Democrats who are good people.
Tommymac
Nov 2021
#21
When it separates your family, please let me know how you react, then teach me.
AZLD4Candidate
Nov 2021
#26
No, it's not. It's what I need to do. I have property there and a valid, easily renewed visa
AZLD4Candidate
Nov 2021
#30
This is all at the feet of Trump and his anti-Chinese, xenophobic "extreme vetting" nonsense
AZLD4Candidate
Nov 2021
#31
I'm not divorcing my wife to start this over again. Going back means I never do anything like this
AZLD4Candidate
Nov 2021
#32
Well, I didn't necessarily mean divorce, I meant just try to track down where it went wrong
Wingus Dingus
Nov 2021
#39
That's a very logical and reasonable suggestion. Others have offered similar advice.
NurseJackie
Nov 2021
#46
Again, when this happens to you family, tell me how you react, then teach me your ways
AZLD4Candidate
Nov 2021
#27
Under US State guidelines, IR Immigrant Visas for American's spouses are pushed to the front of the
AZLD4Candidate
Nov 2021
#49