Polish Family Faces Heartbreak, Immigration

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Edited by: PennBoy Dec 7, 11, 20:42 #1

In 1989, Tony Wasilewski legally arrived in the United States on a work visa. His future wife, Janina, legally came on a travel visa and sought political asylum from then communist Poland.

They met in 1991 in Chicago. The couple fell in love, got married, and then bought a house in 1993. They started their own business, and Janina later gave birth to their son Brian.

But in 1995, Janina was denied asylum. She signed a document voluntarily leaving the U.S. But she did not fully understand what she was signing, and a translator was not present. A final deportation notice arrived in 2007 — the same year Tony was sworn in as a naturalized U.S. citizen. Janina left the U.S., taking Brian, an American citizen, with her. She and Tony told Brian that he was just going on a vacation.

Janina was barred from returning to the United States for a decade.
http://www.npr.org/2011/12/07/143271327/polish-family-faces-heartbreak -immigration

grubasThreads: 20 Posts: 1,452 Joined: Feb 1, 10 ♂	Dec 7, 11, 20:52 #2
PennBoy: But in 1995, Janina was denied asylum. She signed a document voluntarily leaving the U.S. But she did not fully understand what she was signing, and a translator was not present. Are you kidding me?I ***** hate these sob immigration stories.She is dumb,she had a lot of time to fix her status and learn enough of English to go by.I say ** her.

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