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On Sep 30, 11:00 am, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected]> wrote: > William, > > An illegal alien is an illegal alien. Obviously Mr. Habib thought it > was more important and made the conscious choice to stay home rather > than attend the hearing when ill. It was his decision and now the > family must live with it. He was fully aware of the ramifications. > > On Sep 30, 8:05 am, William Gomes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > ** > > An Open Letter from William Nicholas Gomes to the President of the United > > States of America * > > > September 30, 2011 > > > President Barack Obama > > President of the United States of America > > The White House > > 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW > > Washington, DC 20500 > > > Fax: +1-202-456-2461 > > > RE:* Stop deportation of *Nadia Habib and her mother, Nazmin Habib* * > > > Dear Mr. President, > > > I am William Nicholas Gomes, a human rights activist and journalist. I > > welcome your > > desire<http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=32479>that > > you have expressed recently to visit Bangladesh during a brief > > conversation with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in New York. > > > The international community, and the United States in particular, has > > invested significantly in the issues of regime change and socio –economic > > issues of Bangladesh , to ensure stability, peace, disarmament, and the > > prevention of further violence and human rights abuses. > > > At this time I want to share a famous saying of US black civil rights leader > > & clergyman, Martin Luther King Jr. in a letter from Birmingham Jail, April > > 16, 1963 in which he wrote “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice > > everywhere” > > > I am writing to you on a serious case of injustice that is happening in the > > USA and I can insure you that it will be impossible to ensure lasting peace > > and the effective implementation of the US Constitution that is suppose to > > ensure the people’s rights and freedoms. > > > I have serious concern about Nadia Habib and her mother, Nazmin Habib, the > > women, who live in Woodside, Queens who supposed to be deported by the > > broken and flawed Immigration and Customs Enforcement in US. > > > The family immigrated to the United States in 1993. The father, Jawad Habib, > > a taxi driver, has his green card. Nadia’s three younger siblings were born > > here and are citizens. But Nadia — who left Bangladesh when she was 20 > > months old — and her mother overstayed a tourist visa and are not legal > > residents, according to media > > report<http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/29/in-the-final-minutes-bef...> > > > Stony Brook > > University<http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/State+University+of+New+York+at+Sto...>junior > > Nadia > > Habib <http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Nadia+Habib>, 19, came to the > > U.S.<http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/United+States>from > > Bangladesh <http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Bangladesh> with her mother > > Nazmin when she was a baby. Habib, a psychology major who wants to be a drug > > researcher, found out she was undocumented during her senior year at Bronx > > High School of > > Science<http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Bronx+High+School+of+Science>. > > Her father has a green card and her three younger siblings, who were born > > here, are U.S. citizens. > > > On September > > 10,<http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/09/22/2011-09-22_immigration...>they > > received a letter from Immigration and Customs Enforcement saying that > > will be deported. > > > The problem began when Nazmin Habib became ill and missed a scheduled > > hearing in U.S. Immigration Court on April 26, 2000, according to a court > > document. The judge proceeded to conduct a hearing in absentia and denied > > her request for asylum based on past persecution in Bangladesh. > > > When the Habib tried to reopen the case by providing a doctor's note, the > > judge said the note was not credible because the doctor was not found in the > > court's registered list of physicians. Apparently this was a clerical error > > that was never corrected. > > > On 29th September 2011, the ICE held the deportation of Nadia and Nazmin . > > Nadia and Nazmin could still be deported when a final decision on their case > > is made. > > > I welcome the decision of the ICE in not deporting these victims of laws. > > > I welcome Sen. Kirstin Gillibrand (D-NY.), and the New York State Youth > > Leadership Council (a student group advocating for undocumented youth) who > > have appealed to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement on behalf of Nadia > > and students at Stony Brook have launched a Facebook campaign in support. > > > I also welcome Sen. Tim Bishop and Joseph Crowley who are also involved in > > the case. > > > As per Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors, Dream Act, > > undocumented students brought to the US as children would not be considered > > for deportation. > > > I wish to remind you in December 2010 report, the Congressional Budget > > Office <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Budget_Office> and the > > Joint > > Committee on > > Taxation<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Committee_on_Taxation>estimated > > that the November 30th, 2010 version of the DREAM Act would > > "reduce deficits by about $1.4 billion over the 2011-2020 period and > > increase government revenues by $2.3 billion over the next 10 years." > > > The same report also notes that the Act "would increase projected deficits > > by more than $5 billion in at least one of the four consecutive 10-year > > periods starting in 2021". > > > One recent UCLA study estimates that between $1.4 trillion and $3.6 trillion > > in taxable income would be generated for the economy over a 40 year period > > based upon estimates ranging between 825,000 and 2.1 million potential DREAM > > Act beneficiaries successfully obtaining resident status through the > > legislation. > > > On May 11, 2011 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reintroduced the DREAM Act > > in the Senate. Some Republicans who had supported the bill in the past, > > including Sen. John Cornyn <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cornyn> of > > Texas, Jon Kyl <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Kyl> of Arizona, John > > McCain <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCain> of Arizona, and Lindsey > > Graham <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Graham> of South Carolina, > > withheld their votes, objecting that such bill should not be granted without > > some sort of balance increasing immigration enforcement. > > > Reid indicated that he would consider adding a workplace enforcement measure > > in the DREAM Act that would require every employer to use > > E-Verify<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Verify>, > > the government's Internet-based work eligibility verification system. > > > President > > Obama,<http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/may/11/harry-reid-reintroduces-d...>I > > want to express my gratitude that you had supported the bill as one of > > your efforts to reform the US immigration system. > > > President Obama , I had a great hope that on the change in the life of many > > illegal immigrants back in USA , many of them are from Bangladesh, and I > > have special affection for them as I also belong to Bangladesh. I believed > > that the new policy would stop the deportation of most people who would > > qualify for relief under this bill, known as the Dream Act. > > > Mr.President, I want to remind you under the new policy supported by you, > > the government is supposed to review 300,000 cases of people in deportation > > proceedings to identify those who might qualify for relief and those who > > should be expelled as soon as possible. > > > Mr.President, Stony Brook University Student Nadia Habib, fulfilled the > > conditions of Dream act. The question is Nadia has been in America since she > > Was 20 Months Old and is a bright student. He mother, Nazmin Habib, is an > > ideal mother in the neighborhood. > > > I believe that Nadia and Nazmin Habib more than deserve to stay in the US > > and to have their asylum case reviewed. > > > History has shown that peace is fragile and ephemeral where justice and > > human rights are sacrificed for immediate political gain. As you have > > asserted, Mr. President, there can be no long-lasting peace where justice is > > denied. > > > Mr. President, in your speech in Cairo you committed the United States to > > defend and protect human rights everywhere and included people’s confidence > > in the rule of law and the equal administration of justice among the US core > > concerns. > > > Mr.President, now it is in your country that a young student and a mother > > of children are facing injustice by the broken and flawed Immigration and > > Customs Enforcement in US. > > > I believe the change you promised that can be done by you and with your > > right action; definitely a positive change will come into the life of this > > peace loving people’s life. > > > I urge to the United States to continue to show leadership to ensure > > accountability and respect and fulfillment of human rights. > > > I further respectfully urge you take effective legal redress for victims, > > Nadia Habib and Nazmin Habib in line with international standards. > > > Yours sincerely, > > William Nicholas Gomes > > Journalist and Human Rights Activist > > 80/ B Bramon Chiron, Saydabad, > > > Dhaka-1203, Bangladesh. > > > Cell: +88 019 7 444 0 666 > > E-mail:[email protected] > > Skype: William.gomes9 > > Face book:www.facebook.com/wngomes > > Twitter:www.twitter.com/persecutionbdwww.williamgomes.org > > > CC. > > 1. Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States Secretary of States, UNITED STATES > > OF AMERICA > > 2. Ambassador Scott de Lisi, United States Ambassador to Nepal, NEPAL > > 3. Ambassador Susan Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States to > > the United Nations, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > > 4. Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations > > 5. Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations > > 6. Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations > > 7. Permanent > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
