Laura Fernandez

Recent Activity

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  Laura signed the petition | 7 months ago

  Stand With Me, Jose Antonio Vargas, for a New Conversation about Immigration
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  Laura commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  Why Not Let Them Leave?

  Thanks for bringing some attention to the ridiculous practice of detaining migrants leaving the U.S. for consular interviews. It's one thing for ICE/BP to try and stem to flow of weapons into Mexico (which appears to be one pretext of this policy). But what sense does it make for BP or ICE to detain people at taxpayer's expense who are leaving in order to continue their immigration process?

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  Laura signed the petition | over 2 years ago

  Support Driver's Card Amendment to Wisconsin State Budget
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  Laura commented on the article | almost 3 years ago

  Broken Families: Tina in Irvine

  Tina - Thanks for the great narrative of an unfair and unfortunate situation. When I married my husband (a former undoc. immigrant from Mexico) nearly five years ago, I encountered all the same questions. People could not believe he wasn't just an auto-citizen, which always made me laugh out loud, as citizenship is generally a long road for even a valid visa holder married to a U.S. Citizen.
  
  Anyway, we were lucky to get through the foreign consular process and my husband is now going on two years as a permanent resident. I admire your strength and your courage to speak out about this issue.
  
  Just an FYI for anyone who reads Tina's story and finds they have something in common, there is an excellent immigration forum at immigrate2us.net. It is primarily a source of community, but also legal information and resources for people struggling through various (most family) immigration situations.